opportunist
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a person who places expediency above principle
Types & categories
- selfish person hypernym
- backscratcher hyponym
- bottom feeder hyponym
- carpetbagger hyponym
- wheeler dealer hyponym
- timeserver hyponym
Related & opposite
- self-interest derivation
- opportunist derivation
Sense 2 adjective
taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
Related & opposite
- self-interest derivation
- opportunist derivation
- expedient similar to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | self-interest |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | opportunist |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | selfish person |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | backscratcher |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bottom feeder |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | carpetbagger |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wheeler dealer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | timeserver |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | self-interest |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | opportunist |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | expedient |