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Dictionary: op·por·tu·ni·ty

n., pl. -ties.
plural op·por·tu·ni·ties

Meaning :

A favorable or advantageous circumstance or combination of circumstances.
A favorable or suitable occasion or time.
A chance for progress or advancement.

SYNONYMS opportunity, occasion, opening, chance, break. These nouns refer to a favorable or advantageous circumstance or combination of circumstances. Opportunity is an auspicious state of affairs or a suitable time: “If you prepare yourself . . . you will be able to grasp opportunity for broader experience when it appears” (Eleanor Roosevelt). Occasion suggests the proper time for action: an auspicious occasion; an occasion for celebration. An opening is an opportunity affording a good possibility of success: waited patiently for her opening, then exposed the report’s inconsistency. Chance often implies an opportunity that arises through luck or accident: a chance for us to chat; no chance of losing. A break is an often sudden piece of luck, especially good luck: got his first big break in Hollywood.

Antonyms: opportunity
n

Definition: lucky chance; favorable circumstances
Antonyms: bad luck, misfortune

Word Tutor: opportunity

IN BRIEF: A good chance to do something.
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. — Milton Berle, American comedian and entertainer.

Wikipedia: Opportunity

Opportunity may refer to:

Opportunity NYC is the experimental Conditional Cash Transfer program being launched in New York City
Opportunity Asset Management, a Brazilian investment bank based in Rio de Janeiro
Opportunity, Washington, a city in the U.S.
Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life, an important literary periodical of the Harlem Renaissance
Opportunity cost
Market Opportunity
Equal opportunity
Business opportunity
Political opportunity
Opportunity (law)
The Opportunity, a 17th-century play