Different word for opportunity

as in chance

a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place

this art school could be a wonderful opportunity for you to finally develop your talent for painting

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Word; Opportunity

Meaning; chance, luck, shot, fortune, good luck

Another Words For Opportunity

  • chance
  • occasion
  • turn
  • break
  • opening
  • luck
  • shot
  • fortune
  • good luck

Learning synonyms (another words) while learning a new language will be much more helpful in speaking and writing. In this way, language learning is carried out more successfully. Examples of synonyms in English may be as follows:

  • Honest – honorable, righteous, fair, trustworthy
  • Intelligence – smart, clever, brilliant, wit
  • Hardworking – diligent, industrious, studious
  • Shy – bashful, diffident
  • Important – main, significant, major, prominent
  • Benefit – utility, advantage
  • Answer – reply, response
  • True – right, real

The words listed above can mean the same with different spelling and pronunciation. Generally, synonyms are known to be used interchangeably. However, in some cases, some words may not replace each other in a sentence.

Here are 800 Another Words List;

Another Words List – A
abandon – desert
abbreviate – shorten
ability – aptitude
able – qualified
above – overhead
abundant – ample
accurate – correct
achieve – accomplish
adjourn – recess
advocate – support
after – following
afraid – scared
aggressive – militant
aid – assist
always – forever
amateur – novice
ambitious – driven
antagonize – embitter
apparent – obvious,evident
approve – ratify,endorse
arrive – come
arrogant – stuck-up
awful – atrocious
awkward – clumsy

Another Words List – B
ban – prohibit
barren – unproductive
bashful – shy
beautiful – pretty,
before – prior
beginning – start
blend – mix
bottom – base
brave – heroic
break – burst
brief – short
broad – wide,expansive
busy – active
buy – purchase

Another Words List – C
calm – quiet
capture – arrest
care – concern
careful – watchful
cease – stop,
certain – positive
charming – enchanting
chilly – cool
chubby – plump
comical – amusing
complex – complicated
competent – capable
comprehend – grasp
complete – conclude
complex – intricate
compress – crush
concrete – real
concur – agree
condemn – ,denounce
condense – compress
confess – admit
confine – contain
conflict – oppose
conflict – fight
contaminate – pollute
contented – satisfied
continue – persevere
convalesce – heal
convenient – handy
cozy – comfortable
cranky – irritable
crazy – daft
cruel – mean
cry – sob

Another Words List – D
dally – linger
damage – hurt
dangerous – perilous
daring – bold
dark – dismal
dawn – daybreak
dead – lifeless
dilute – weaken
drab – dull
drastic – severe
dreadful – terrible
dry – arid,parched
dubious – doubtful
dull – blunt
dumb – dense

Another Words List – E
early – beforetime
easy – simple
eccentric – unusual
ecstasy – elation
explicit – exact
exquisite – delightful
exterior – outside
extravagant – luxurious

Another Words List – F
fabulous – marvelous
face – confront
fair – honest
fake – artificial
false – incorrect
fancy – ornate
fantastic – outrageous
fast – rapid
fat – chubby
fatal – deadly
fatigue – tire
feasible – possible
feeble – weak
ferocious – fierce
fertile – fruitful
fiction – fantasy
frigid – freezing
frivolous – trivial
front – fore
full – packed
furious – enraged
future – coming

Another Words List – G
gain – acquire
gallant – chivalrous
gather – accumulate
gaudy – showy
gaunt – scrawny
generous – giving
gentle – mild
good – nice
gratitude – thankfulness
great – outstanding

Another Words List – H
handy – useful
hard – firm
hate – loathe
help – aid
high – lofty
hold – grip
honest – sincere
hospitable – welcoming
hostile – antagonistic
huge – vast
humble – modest
humiliate – embarrass

Another Words List – I
identical – alike
idle – inactive
ignorant – uninformed
immaculate – pure
immature – inexperienced
immune – resistant
inferior – lesser
infuriate – enrage
intermittent – sporadic
internal – inner

Another Words List – J,K,L
jolly – merry
jubilant – overjoyed
keep – save
kind – considerate
lament – mourn
large – big
last – final
least – fewest
legible – readable
lenient – lax
listless – lethargic
logical – sensible
long – lengthy
loose – slack,limp
lure – attract
luxurious – extravagant

Another Words List – M
magnify – expand
mandatory – required
maneuver – manipulate
maximum – greatest
meager – scanty
mean – unkind
mediocre – fair
momentous – important
monotonous – boring
moral – righteous
morbid – ghastly
morose – moody
mourn – lament
mysterious – occult

Another Words List – N
naughty – wrong
neat – clean
negligent – derelict
nervous – flustered
neutral – impartial
new – unused
nice – pleasing
nonchalant – indifferent
normal – ordinary
numerous – abundant

Another Words List – O


obey – mind
oblivious – dazed
obnoxious – abominable
observe – examine
obsolete – dated
obstinate – stubborn

Another Words List – P
painstaking – precise
passive – compliant
past – former
patience – tolerance
peculiar – weird
perfect – flawless
pretty – lovely
prevalent – widespread
prevent – prohibit
probable – liable
proficient – adept
profit – gain
prohibit – forbid
prominent – eminent
prompt – punctual
prosperous – successful
proud – elated
push – shove,propel

Another Words List – Q,R
qualified – competent
question – interrogate
quiet – silent
quit – cease
racket – noise
radiant – luminous
raise – hoist
ratify – approve
rational – logical
retaliate – avenge
reveal – disclose
risky – hazardous
rowdy – boisterous
rude – impolite

Another Words List – S
sad – unhappy
same – alike
savage – uncivilized
save – preserve
scarce – scanty
scrawny – skinny
seize – apprehend
separate – divide
serene – peaceful
serious – grave
shrewd – cunning
subsequent – following
successful – thriving
sufficient – ample
superb – magnificent
suppress – restrain
surplus – excess
swift – fast,speedy,hasty
synthetic – artificial

Another Words List – T
tall – high
tangible – concrete
taut – tense,tight,stiff
tender – delicate
terrible – dreadful
thaw – melt,defrost
thrifty – economical
thrive – prosper
total – whole,entire
trivial – insignificant
turbulent – tumultuous
turmoil – commotion

Another Words List – U,V
unbiased – impartial
upset – perturb,ruffle
urgent – crucial
vacant – unoccupied
vague – unclear
valiant – courageous
vibrate – quiver,tremble
vicious – malicious
victory – triumph,win
virtuous – righteous
vulgar – offensive,uncouth

Another Words List – W
wealth – riches,prosperity
weary – tired,fatigued
wholehearted – earnest
wild – uncivilized
win – triumph,prevail
wise – knowing,smart
wonderful – marvelous
worn – used
wrong – mistaken

Another Words List – Y,Z
yield – produce
zenith – peak,pinnacle

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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. 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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How to use opportunity in a sentence?

  1. Jim Ananich:

    This protest wasn’t about the stay-at-home order, it was an opportunity for a small group of folks — very few of whom were engaging in social distancing or wearing masks — to show off their swastika posters, confederate flags, nooses hanging from cars and signs calling for murder, threatening Capitol police, staff, press, and elected members is not how we do business here in Michigan.

  2. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut:

    It’s not only a step backwards, it’s also a devastating missed opportunity for the future.

  3. Abu Kassim:

    The request was made after I got the opportunity to improve Malaysia and MACC’s name and international standing.

  4. 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.

  5. Bruce Chernof:

    There is a really good opportunity to have a broad discussion about what the future looks like for families during the campaign, and the first year of a new Congress is always an important time for setting the legislative agenda.


Translations for opportunity

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  • فرصةArabic
  • форсатBashkir
  • oportunitatCatalan, Valencian
  • šance, příležitostCzech
  • GelegenheitGerman
  • ευκαιρίαGreek
  • okazoEsperanto
  • oportunidadSpanish
  • võimalusEstonian
  • فرصتPersian
  • mahdollisuus, tilaisuusFinnish
  • occasion, opportunitéFrench
  • faill, deisIrish
  • oportunidadeGalician
  • अवसरHindi
  • alkalomHungarian
  • kesempatanIndonesian
  • occasione, opportunitàItalian
  • הִזדַמְנוּתHebrew
  • 機会Japanese
  • 기회Korean
  • opportunitasLatin
  • iespējaLatvian
  • opportunitàMaltese
  • kansDutch
  • mulighetNorwegian
  • oportunitatOccitan
  • sposobność, możliwość, okazjaPolish
  • oportunidadePortuguese
  • pussaivladadRomansh
  • oportunitateRomanian
  • шанс, возмо́жностьRussian
  • prigoda, prilikaSerbo-Croatian
  • tillfälleSwedish
  • fursaSwahili
  • అవకాశంTelugu
  • fırsatTurkish
  • געלעגנהייטYiddish
  • 機會Chinese

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Translations: the word in the other languages

  • Afrikaans: geleentheid
  • Amharic: እድል
  • Arabic: فرصة
  • Azerbaijani: bacarığı
  • Bashkir: мөмкинлектәре
  • Belarusian: магчымасць
  • Bulgarian: състояние
  • Bengali: সুযোগ
  • Bosnian: prilika
  • Catalan: oportunitat
  • Cebuano: oportunidad
  • Czech: příležitost
  • Welsh: cyfle
  • Danish: mulighed
  • German: Gelegenheit
  • Greek: ευκαιρία
  • Esperanto: ŝanco
  • Spanish: oportunidad
  • Estonian: võimalus
  • Basque: aukera
  • Persian: فرصت
  • Finnish: tilaisuus
  • French: occasion
  • Irish: deis
  • Scottish Gaelic: cothrom
  • Galician: oportunidade
  • Gujarati: તક
  • Hebrew: הזדמנות
  • Hindi: अवसर
  • Croatian: mogućnost
  • Haitian: opòtinite
  • Hungarian: lehetőség
  • Armenian: հնարավորություն է
  • Indonesian: kesempatan
  • Icelandic: tækifæri
  • Italian: occasione
  • Japanese: 機会
  • Javanese: kesempatan
  • Georgian: შესაძლებლობა
  • Kazakh: мүмкіндігі
  • Khmer: ឱកាស
  • Kannada: ಅವಕಾಶ
  • Korean:
  • Kyrgyz: мүмкүнчүлүгү
  • Latin: occasionem
  • Luxembourgish: Geleeënheet
  • Lao: ໂອກາດ
  • Lithuanian: galimybė
  • Latvian: iespēja
  • Malagasy: fahafahana
  • Mari: йӧн
  • Maori: faingamālie
  • Macedonian: можност
  • Malayalam: അവസരം
  • Mongolian: боломж
  • Marathi: संधी
  • Hill Mari: йӧн
  • Malay: peluang
  • Maltese: opportunità
  • Burmese: ခွင့်
  • Nepali: मौका
  • Dutch: gelegenheid
  • Norwegian: mulighet
  • Punjabi: ਮੌਕਾ
  • Papiamento: oportunidat
  • Polish: możliwość
  • Portuguese: oportunidade
  • Romanian: posibilitatea de
  • Russian: возможность
  • Sinhalese: අවස්ථාව
  • Slovak: príležitosť
  • Slovenian: priložnost
  • Albanian: mundësi
  • Serbian: могућност
  • Sundanese: kasempetan
  • Swedish: tillfälle
  • Swahili: nafasi
  • Tamil: வாய்ப்பு
  • Telugu: అవకాశం
  • Tajik: имконияти
  • Thai: โอกาสที่ดี
  • Tagalog: pagkakataon
  • Turkish: fırsat
  • Tatar: мөмкинлеге
  • Udmurt: луонлык
  • Ukrainian: можливість
  • Urdu: موقع
  • Uzbek: imkoniyat
  • Vietnamese: cơ hội
  • Xhosa: ithuba
  • Yiddish: געלעגנהייט
  • Chinese: 机会

Synonyms, close and similar words for opportunity

  • possibility
  • capability
  • chance
  • potentiality
  • option
  • potential
  • favourable opportunity
  • opportune moment
  • ability
  • favourable moment
  • prospect
  • occasion
  • eventuality
  • empower

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