NOUN | attribute | opportunism, self-interest, self-seeking, expedience | taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others |
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Sounds | aa.pertuw'nih.zahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others. | |
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Synonyms | self-interest, self-seeking, expedience | |
Broader | selfishness | stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others |
Spanish | conveniencia, coyunturalismo, interés propio, oportunismo, ventajismo | |
Catalan | oportunisme | |
Adjectives | opportunistic | taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit |
Nouns | opportunist | a person who places expediency above principle |
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