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

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1. opportunity

   Synonyms:
   occasion, turn, opening, convenience

   Antonyms:
   inopportuneness, unseasonableness, lapse, omission, contretemps

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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

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1. • Possibility

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1. opportunitynoun

   Synonyms:
   chance; fit, suitable, or favorable time; good chance, fitting occasion, nick of time

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1. List of paraphrases for "opportunity":

   chance, occasion, possibility, opportunities, luck, chances, timeliness, option, advisability, desirability, possibilities, potential, 'occasion, appropriateness, ability, time, likelihood, feasibility, prospect, connection

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1. State John Kerry on Sunday:

   The United States is a proud candidate for re-election to UNESCO’s executive board, and I am very grateful for the opportunity to be here just to talk with all of you ... but really to explain to you the depth of the commitment that the United States has to this body, as well as our high hopes for the future, we so greatly value UNESCO as a platform for cooperation with you, our partners, in advancing so many of the goals that we share as nations.

2. Wendell Perkins:

   The economic weakness is a concern, particularly given much of the interest in the CSeries has come from outside of the U.S. market, while we still believe the CSeries will be launched by late 2015, or early 2016, the opportunity to reshape the market has probably been lost.

3. John Coates:

   I think that Prime Minister Abe is a very smart man and I have no doubt that when he put it to the IOC that we postpone the Games... he had in mind a positive economic stimulus for Tokyo and Japan in what would otherwise be a downturn, i think there will be a lot of countries and cities around the world wishing for a similar opportunity.

4. Chief Executive Severin Schwan:

   You can forget this as a business opportunity.

5. David Culley:

   I appreciate the players and coaches for staying the course with me through the ups and downs of our season, i'm disappointed we didn't win more games and I won't have a chance to improve on the lessons I've learned, but I fully understand this is a bottom-line business and I didn't do enough. I want to thank the McNair Family and Nick Caserio for giving me this opportunity, I am forever grateful for the experience.