opportunisticadjective
uk/ˌɒp.ə.tʃuːˈnɪs.tɪk/us/ˌɑː.pɚ.tuːˈnɪs.tɪk/usually disapproving using a situation to get power or an advantage:
He made an opportunistic grab for power, which resulted in a civil war.
At half-time, United were leading with two opportunistic goals by Black.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Advantage and disadvantage
- a free ride idiom
- a stick to beat sb with idiom
- advantage
- an ace up your sleeve idiom
- attraction
- be/stay/keep one jump ahead idiom
- cash
- cash in on sth
- edge
- fish
- in the right place at the right time idiom
- it's tough at the top idiom
- lock in sth
- lock sb out of sth
- lose out
- piggyback
- profit
- profit from sth
- you've got nothing to lose idiom
- your best/strongest/trump card idiom
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opportunistically
adverb uk/ˌɒp.ə.tʃuːˈnɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌɑː.pɚ.tuːˈnɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/