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/ˌɒpə(ɹ)ˈtjuːnɪst/ · noun
Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle..
James Milner's angled free-kick was headed on to the post by the tireless Bent and Lampard the opportunist was perfectly placed to stoop and head in from virtually on the goal-line.
Use opportunist when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Opportunist means Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle..
Common synonyms include chancer, expedient, opportunistic, timeserving.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
James Milner's angled free-kick was headed on to the post by the tireless Bent and Lampard the opportunist was perfectly placed to stoop and head in from virtually on the goal-line.
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