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

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opportunities

The Harvard Office of Technology Development is actively pursuing patent protection and commercialization opportunities for the innovations arising from this research.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

They assumed I was there primarily for networking opportunities and intellectual exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Hampshire Police, which has responsibility for Portsmouth, said the mask ban was to "reduce opportunities for violence, intimidation and criminality".

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Roderik Colen, CEO of Powall, tells me that the system offers multiple opportunities to adjust and improve the performance of today's batteries.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The constant probing of the president's wound, insertions of tubes, and surgical incisions created plenty of opportunities for bacteria to enter Garfield's body.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow