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. Anze Kopitar:

   Considering that my father is the coach, it was easier to make the decision, i have an opportunity to come to play for Slovenia and get together with the guys with who we achieved a great result in Sochi.

2. Randall Woodfin:

   I am dismayed because this controversy might have been avoided entirely, had it been handled differently. I am dismayed because, as has been the case throughout Birmingham's history, people of good will behaved reflexively, rather than engaging in meaningful discourse over their differences and seeking common ground, throughout my life, I have been a person who tries to see and understand all reasonable points of view on any given issue. As mayor, I believe that quality is an essential part of my job, a means of encouraging interchange and forging the consensus necessary to arrive at fair and workable solutions to any issue or opportunity that confronts us as a city.

3. Sunny Hostin:

   I cried because my daughter now will see this because my cousins now will see this and little girls all around the country will see this. But I will say that I agree with, you know, Both Haines and Hostin're being robbed of really what she should be asked, which is about judicial philosophy … I think that it's unfortunate that Republicans are taking this opportunity to air grievances.

4. American Spieth:

   I'll go into tomorrow strictly for the history piece of trying to get my name on a different major, it's a goal of mine to capture all four throughout my career. I've got a great opportunity to get the third right now.

5. Noel Reyes:

   There are opportunity losses for the hog industry estimated at about 1 billion pesos ($19.5 million) a month.

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