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" I started out as an opportunistic renegade. By now, I've lasted long enough to become sort of an American Original Respectable Renegade."
Wolfman Jack

Meaning of "opportunistic" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF OPPORTUNISTIC

ˌɒpətjʊˈnɪstɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPPORTUNISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Opportunistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OPPORTUNISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Opportunism

Opportunism is the conscious policy and practice of taking selfish advantage of circumstances – with little regard for principles, or with what the consequences are for others. Opportunist actions are expedient actions guided primarily by self-interested motives. The term can be applied to individual humans and living organisms, groups, organizations, styles, behaviours, and trends. Opportunism or "opportunistic behavior" is an important concept in such fields of study as biology, transaction cost economics, game theory, ethics, psychology, sociology and politics.

Definition of opportunistic in the English dictionary

The definition of opportunistic in the dictionary is of or characterized by opportunism. Other definition of opportunistic is caused by any microorganism that is harmless to a healthy person but debilitates a person whose immune system has been weakened by disease or drug treatment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPPORTUNISTIC

agonistic · anachronistic · antagonistic · Calvinistic · chauvinistic · communistic · deterministic · faunistic · feministic · hedonistic · Hellenistic · humanistic · impressionistic · mechanistic · misogynistic · modernistic · perfectionistic · pianistic · synchronistic · urbanistic

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPPORTUNISTIC

oppo · opponency · opponent · opportune · opportunely · opportuneness · opportunism · opportunist · opportunistically · opportunities · opportunity · opportunity cost · opportunity shop · opposability · opposable · opposably · oppose · opposed · opposed-cylinder · opposeless

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPPORTUNISTIC

artistic · autistic · ballistic · characteristic · domestic · futuristic · heuristic · holistic · journalistic · linguistic · logistic · minimalistic · optimistic · probabilistic · realistic · sadistic · simplistic · statistic · stylistic · synergistic · unrealistic

Synonyms and antonyms of opportunistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «opportunistic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPPORTUNISTIC

Find out the translation of opportunistic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of opportunistic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «opportunistic» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

机会主义的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

oportunista
570 millions of speakers
en

English

opportunistic
510 millions of speakers
hi

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अवसरवादी
380 millions of speakers
ar

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انتهازية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

оппортунистических
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

oportunista
270 millions of speakers
bn

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সুবিধাবাদী
260 millions of speakers
fr

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opportuniste
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Oportunistik
190 millions of speakers
de

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opportunistisch
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

日和見性の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

기회주의적인
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Opportunistic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơ hội
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சந்தர்ப்பவாத
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

संधीसाधू
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

fırsatçı
70 millions of speakers
it

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opportunistico
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

oportunistyczne
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

опортуністичних
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

oportuniste
30 millions of speakers
el

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ευκαιριακές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opportunistiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

opportunistisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opportunistisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of opportunistic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPPORTUNISTIC»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about opportunistic

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8 QUOTES WITH «OPPORTUNISTIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word opportunistic.
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Mohammed Aldouri
Your message is stupid. Iraq is not afraid of you or anyone else when it has a right to claim. What you warned about is not on Iraq's agenda. Iraq is vital and powerful. It is not an opportunistic country. Your administration has not learned from the past.
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Julian Baggini
Too often, complaint is not about principled objection on moral grounds, but opportunistic objection on grounds of self-interest. To rectify this, we need to work on mastering the art of complaint.
3
Ehud Barak
I don't feel opportunistic ever, in anything.
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Charles Frazier
While writing 'Cold Mountain,' I held maps of two geographies, two worlds, in my mind as I wrote. One was an early map of North Carolina. Overlaying it, though, was an imagined map of the landscape Jack travels in the southern Appalachian folktales. He's much the same Jack who climbs the beanstalk, vulnerable and clever and opportunistic.
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Wolfman Jack
I started out as an opportunistic renegade. By now, I've lasted long enough to become sort of an American Original Respectable Renegade.
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Eugene Jarecki
His track record of pragmatism, depth and candor all speak to a person who would find the Tea Party simplistic, opportunistic and misguided. Reagan was surrounded by some very smart people who gave him very sound advice. They were not wondering where certain countries are on the map.
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Craig Sherman
I think many of the companies that have tried to create social worlds have failed because they approached it strictly from an opportunistic perspective.
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Peter York
Pop managers are fixed in the dramatic stock character repertoire too, ever since the first British pop film musical, Wolf Mankowitz's 'Expresso Bongo' of 1959, with Cliff Richard as Bongo Herbert and Laurence Harvey as his manager. The key components were cast as X parts gay, X parts Jewish and triple X opportunistic.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPPORTUNISTIC»

Discover the use of opportunistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to opportunistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis: Opportunistic Architecture
Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis will enlighten and inspire architects to create more useful, attractive, and interesting forms.
Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, David J. Lewis, 2008
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Opportunistic Urbanism
"The work presented here is the result of an academic exchange between the architecture program at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Escuela Superior de Arquitectura in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Diego Ramirez-Lovering, 2008
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Routing in Opportunistic Networks
Routing in Opportunistic Networks focuses on the basics of opportunistic networks, modeling and communication in opportunistic networks, routing in opportunistic networks, and collaboration and cooperation in opportunistic networks.
Isaac Woungang, Sanjay Kumar Dhurandher, Alagan Anpalagan, 2013
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Opportunistic Infections: Treatment and Prophylaxis
This book is a comprehensive text on the prophylaxis and treatment of opportunistic infections in a fast growing population of immunocompromised hosts.
Vassil St. Georgiev, 2010
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Opportunistic Infections: Toxoplasma, Sarcocystis, and ...
The volumes are intended to supplement more formal texts that cover taxonomy, life cycles, morphology
David S. Lindsay, Louis M. Weiss, 2004
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Multihop Wireless Networks: Opportunistic Routing
This book provides an invaluable reference for researchers working in the field of wireless networks and wireless communications, and Wireless professionals. Graduate students will also find this book of interest.
Kai Zeng, Wenjing Lou, Ming Li, 2011
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Opportunistic Challenges: Teaching and Learning with ICT
There are two key themes within the book: the influence of learning theory on design and the influence of design on learning. The first section of the book discusses some implications for design of e-learning environments.
Susan Rodrigues, 2002
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Opportunistic Infections: New Insights for the Healthcare ...
The editors have built Opportunistic Infections: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Genetics in this book to be deeper than ...
‎2013
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Street-Fighting Mathematics: The Art of Educated Guessing ...
This engaging book is an antidote to the rigor mortis brought on by too much mathematical rigor, teaching us how to guess answers without needing a proof or an exact calculation.In Street-Fighting Mathematics, Sanjoy Mahajan builds, ...
Carver A. Mead, Sanjoy Mahajan, 2010
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Advanced Wireless Networks: Cognitive, Cooperative & ...
This book is an integral description of future wireless networks and the interconnection between their elements.
Savo Glisic, Beatriz Lorenzo, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPPORTUNISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term opportunistic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Froome blasts Nibali over opportunistic attack
Race leader Chris Froome is known for having a polite manner in the Tour de France but there was a definite edge of anger in his responses to ... «CyclingTips, Jul 15»
2
Infinite Alpha Opportunistic Fund I Filing. William Herr Published Jul …
The Illinois-based Infinite Alpha Opportunistic Fund I, L.P. had published SEC form D because of $5.37 million offering. The date of first sale ... «OctaFinance.com, Jul 15»
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Owaisi on Memon Death Penalty - Communal or Opportunistic?
[New Delhi : Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi at Parliament house during the monsoon session in New Delhi on ... «Niticentral, Jul 15»
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Season Of Change: An Opportunity To Get Opportunistic On Defense
Over the course of the past couple of years, the Pittsburgh Steelers have undergone an uncommon amount of change, which could have been ... «Steelers Depot, Jul 15»
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Car thefts in Christchurch
Police in Christchurch are urging people to be vigilant, as opportunistic thieves are stealing work vehicles, utes and tools. Senior Constable ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
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Opportunistic Cheshire powers past Hamden
CHESHIRE — Cheshire Post 92 manager Bill Robertson is quick to point out that he's had top-quality help in forging an American Legion ... «Meriden Record-Journal, Jul 15»
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Ashley Madison hack: adulterers at risk of opportunistic blackmail
Leading security experts have warned that 37 million cheaters held to ransom by the Ashley Madison hackers could be open to further attack ... «Alphr, Jul 15»
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MP blasts petition calling for his dismissal as 'opportunistic'
A PETITION has been launched calling for the dismissal of local MP Paul Monaghan for his “links to and support for” a well-known Twitter troll. «John O'Groat Journal, Jul 15»
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Opportunistic burglary goes beyond mere theft
Susan McGregor writes an open letter to the person who burgled her home in Northeast Valley. To you, it was a couple of Wii gaming consoles ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
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Opportunistic Maryland claims 9-1 victory over Pennsylvania in …
Scoring in three consecutive innings — and taking full advantage of five unearned runs — opportunistic Maryland used its timely outbursts to ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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