opportunistic
/ˌɒp.əˌtjuːˈnɪs.tɪk/US/ˌɑ.pɚˌt(j)uːˈnɪs.tɪk/
opportunistic adjective: taking advantage of situations that arise.
Adjective
opportunistic (comparative more opportunistic, superlative most opportunistic)
- Taking advantage of situations that arise.
- The danger now isn't so much from the AIDS virus itself as from opportunistic infections.
- Taking advantage of situations to advance one's own interests without regard for moral principles.
- You can't trust somebody that opportunistic: he'll stab you in the back the first chance he gets.
- […] an opportunistic relative masquerading as his rescuer, […]1997 September 28, “In Rescuing a Relative, a Helping or a Heavy Hand?”, in The New York Times
opportunistic meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
opportunistic in Hindi
- opportunistic
- मौक़ापरस्त mauqāparast
opportunistic in Marathi
- संधीसाधू, संधीस्वरुपी, संधीसापेक्ष
opportunistic in Urdu
- opportunistic
- ابن الوقتی ibn-ul-vaqtī
opportunistic in Bengali
- সুযোগপ্রণোদিত, সুযোগপরায়ণ
More languagesFewer languages
- opportunistic in Malayalam
- അവസരവാദപരം
- opportunistic in Punjabi
- ਮੌਕਾਪ੍ਰਸਤ, ਮੌਕਾਪੱਖੀ, ਮੌਕਾਪਰਸਤ
- opportunistic in Gujarati
- તકવાદી છે
- opportunistic in Odia
- ସୁଯୋଗପରାଯ଼ଣ
- opportunistic in Malay
- oportunistik
- opportunistic in Indonesian
- oportunistis
Examples of opportunistic in a sentence
- In addition to predators, the cavernicolous beetles are scavengers and opportunistic saprophiles.
- In HIV infection, chronic activation has been linked to ongoing low-grade viral replication, presence of opportunistic infections, and microbial translocation.
- Further, it is one that is illustrative of the flexibility that derives from neuroplasticity, producing an efficient and opportunistic parous animal.
Forms of opportunistic
| comparative | more opportunistic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most opportunistic |
Origin of opportunistic
From opportunist + -ic.
Words formed from opportunistic
Phrases with opportunistic
Questions about opportunistic
- What does opportunistic mean?
- Opportunistic means taking advantage of situations that arise.
- What is opportunistic in Hindi?
- Opportunistic in Hindi is मौक़ापरस्त (mauqāparast). See Opportunistic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is opportunistic?
- Opportunistic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce opportunistic?
- Opportunistic is pronounced /ˌɒp.əˌtjuːˈnɪs.tɪk/ (UK).
Words near opportunistic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: opportunistic (page history and authors); मौक़ापरस्त (Hindi) (page history and authors); opportunistic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ابن الوقتی (Urdu) (page history and authors); opportunistic (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opportunistic (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opportunistic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opportunistic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opportunistic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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