Antonyms for opportunity
ˌɒp ərˈtu nɪ ti, -ˈtyu-op·por·tu·ni·ty

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1. opportunity

   Antonyms:
   inopportuneness, unseasonableness, lapse, omission, contretemps

   Synonyms:
   occasion, turn, opening, convenience

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1. • Possibility

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1. opportunity, chancenoun

   a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

   "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"

   Synonyms:
   luck, fortune, prospect, chance, probability, hazard

How to use opportunity in a sentence?

1. Juerg Zeltner:

   China is clearly our number one opportunity. China is already our largest wealth management market (excluding Switzerland and the United States). It's bigger than Germany.

2. David Caldwell:

   It was an opportunity to communicate that all reports of incidents are taken seriously and investigated fully, also, the leaders shared their belief in the workforce -- that the bad actions of one or a few do not represent the entire team, nor the surrounding community.

3. Tomiko Brown-Nagin:

   It's so important to have this breakthrough appointment of an African American woman who's so well qualified to the post because African American appointment will affirm the values of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, equal workplace opportunity regardless of race and sex and background -- that's something to be very happy about.

4. Grace Enjei and Daniel Ejuba:

   And if I’m given the opportunity to like, make a choice, of course, anywhere in Europe will be OK.

5. Jay Monahan:

   When you're in a situation where there's heightened tension on a competitive environment ... it gives you an opportunity to maybe attack some sacred cows or some areas that people said you can never do that.

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