opportunities

NOUN

lucky chance; favorable circumstances

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convenience event excuse freedom hope moment space time

STRONG

break connection contingency cut fitness fling fortuity go happening hour juncture leisure liberty occasion opening pass prayer probability relief room run scope shot show spell squeak stab turn whack

WEAK

befalling fair shake fighting chance good fortune good luck iron in the fire one's move one's say one's turn the hunt the running

Antonyms

STRONG

closing closure misfortune reality truth

WEAK

bad luck

Example Sentences

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"Special opportunities come rare in football. And you don't know when they present themselves. So sometimes you have to leave great things behind to create new ones no matter how hard it is."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“But we see many other plausible opportunities to tailor medicines to different groups. As you noted, retatrutide is one of those ideas, which very obviously could play to individuals who are seeking greater weight loss.”

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

The advance could support ultra efficient information processing technologies, create new opportunities in quantum optics, and expand the capabilities of super resolution imaging.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Startup cultures and learning opportunities are hit-or-miss, just like those equity stakes that may or may not produce windfalls.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Its utopian aim is to give equal opportunities to all people.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein