What does opportunistic mean?
Opportunistic means Taking advantage of situations that arise..
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/ˌɒp.əˌtjuːˈnɪs.tɪk/ · adjective
Taking advantage of situations that arise..
The danger now isn't so much from the AIDS virus itself as from opportunistic infections.
You can't trust somebody that opportunistic: he'll stab you in the back the first chance he gets.
[…] an opportunistic relative masquerading as his rescuer, […]
Now, maybe you see this as sort of an obvious and opportunistic publicity play by a competing social-media service. Maybe it even seems crass to you—a little grave-dancy.
Use opportunistic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Opportunistic means Taking advantage of situations that arise..
Common synonyms include expedient, opportunist, timeserving.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The danger now isn't so much from the AIDS virus itself as from opportunistic infections.
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