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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This can create interesting opportunities, when an investment is available to you that a fiduciary might find hard to buy for clients.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

The palace statement said not having the king living there full-time would allow for “increased opportunities for public access.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Both left home some years ago in search of better employment opportunities, leaving him and his wife MJ Martha to manage on their own.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Modi welcomed the investment, adding that it would increase opportunities for the country's youth.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

She knew how to manage her limits, knew how to make her cravings productive, and how to ration her opportunities so as not to draw suspicion....

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny