opportunity synonyms

opportunity

n.

  1. Favorable circumstances

    chance, occasion, suitable circumstance, juncture, opening, excuse, happening, contingency, event, befalling, probability, fitness, fortuity, good fortune, luck, hap*, fair go*, break*, even break*, shot*; see also possibility 2.

  2. A suitable time

    occasion, moment, time and tide; see timeliness.

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