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. Kristin Knutzen:

   It's an opportunity for parents, not to necessarily forbid their kids from watching this or listening to this but really to sit down with them and understand what they are watching and why it's important to them.

2. Napoleon I:

   Ability is nothing without opportunity.

3. Gregory Peters:

   I think it is a bullish U.S. asset story period, if this thing does happen, i think it will be a great buying opportunity for U.S. assets, from Treasuries to high-yield' junk' bonds. It may not be an immediate response of a U.S. rally, but I do believe it will be a buying opportunity which will unfold in the medium/long term.

4. Cynthia Donald:

   Mayor Lightfoot had an opportunity to investigate and uncover Eddie Johnson's abusive conduct toward me, she instead ordered Eddie Johnson to dump me by demoting me to a desk job, i am calling on Mayor Mayor Lightfoot and Superintendent David Brown to address the longstanding problems sexual misconduct within Chicago Police Department and the boys club culture that enables abusers and promotes a code of silence.

5. Lois McMaster Bujold:

   Suicidal glory is the luxury of the irresponsible. We're not giving up. We're waiting for a better opportunity to win.

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