OPPORTUNISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others

Synonyms:

expedience; opportunism; self-interest; self-seeking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("opportunism" is a kind of...):

selfishness (stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others)

Derivation:

opportunist (a person who places expediency above principle)

opportunistic (taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit)