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Definitions

opportune

[op-er-toon, -tyoon] / ˌɒp ərˈtun, -ˈtyun /
ADJECTIVE
favorable, well-timed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
auspicious convenient favorable felicitous propitious timely timeous well-timed
STRONG
apt fortuitous fortunate seasonable
WEAK
appropriate fit fitting helpful pat proper suitable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inappropriate inauspicious inopportune unfortunate unlucky unsuitable untimely
WEAK
disadvantageous

Example Sentences

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Licensing for movies and TV is also booming, and with Y2K nostalgia permeating today’s media, Spears may be selling at an opportune time.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Patients say winter is an opportune time to recover from all that work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Instead, he saw it as an opportune moment to take stock after a "hectic" schedule.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

They sketched out priorities and drafted legislative language on whiteboards, then waited for the opportune moment to introduce a bill.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

Waiting for an opportune moment of parental distraction, she calmly disengaged herself and followed the sign.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov