opportunism
Ethics-free advantage seeking
Opportunism is the practice of seizing opportunities for advancement without regard for principles or consequences.
The word usually carries negative connotations—an opportunist exploits situations for personal gain rather than acting from conviction: His sudden support for the policy looked like pure opportunism.
In biology, opportunism describes organisms that thrive by exploiting variable conditions.
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- manipulateControl through clever influence
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- usurpSeize without right
- preyAnimal being hunted
scheming · cunning · unscrupulous · mercenary · profiteer · predatory · shrewd · rapacious
Excessive concern for oneself
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- egoismDoctrine of self-motivation
avarice · ulterior motives · expediency · self-serving · careerism · advancement · networking · quid pro quo
Cunning, amoral statecraft
- consequentialismEthics judging by results
- realpolitikPolitics prioritizing practicality over ethics
- pragmatismPractical problem-solving philosophy
- expediencyPrioritizing practicality over ethics
instrumentalism · ends justify means · situational ethics · relativism · survivalism · adaptability · amoral · cynicism
Deliberate tactical movement
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- flankingAt the sides of
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
feint · calculated risk · pivot · hedging · diversification · contingency · exploitation · gap analysis
Glass-fitted wall opening
- momentBrief period of time
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- propitiousFavorable for success
- auspiciousIndicating future success
juncture · contingency · opening · chance · carpe diem · seize the day · breakthrough · lucky break
Attempt to seize control
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- flip-floppingRepeatedly reversing one's stance
populism · demagoguery · pandering · gerrymandering · lobbying · cronyism · patronage · nepotism
capitalize
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- manipulateControl through clever influence
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- usurpSeize without right
prey · scheming · cunning · unscrupulous · mercenary · profiteer · predatory · shrewd · rapacious · plunder
selfishness
Excessive concern for oneself
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
egoism · avarice · ulterior motives · expediency · self-serving · careerism · advancement · networking · quid pro quo · transactional
Machiavellianism
Cunning, amoral statecraft
- consequentialismEthics judging by results
- realpolitikPolitics prioritizing practicality over ethics
- pragmatismPractical problem-solving philosophy
expediency · instrumentalism · ends justify means · situational ethics · relativism · survivalism · adaptability · amoral · cynicism
maneuver
Deliberate tactical movement
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- flankingAt the sides of
ambush · feint · calculated risk · pivot · hedging · diversification · contingency · exploitation · gap analysis · arbitrage
window
Glass-fitted wall opening
- momentBrief period of time
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- propitiousFavorable for success
auspicious · juncture · contingency · opening · chance · carpe diem · seize the day · breakthrough · lucky break · windfall
power grab
Attempt to seize control
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
flip-flopping · populism · demagoguery · pandering · gerrymandering · lobbying · cronyism · patronage · nepotism · corruption
- ismscapitalism, socialism, communism, anarchism, racism
- predator traitssharp teeth, sharp claws, fangs, claws, talons
- scamsscam, scams, fraud, frauds, swindle
- self-interestself-interest, selfishness, egoism, look out for number one, every man for himself
- incentive theorymoral hazard, adverse selection, principal-agent, signaling, screening
- political turmoilpolitical instability, power vacuum, coup d'etat, military coup, uprising
opportunismidealism
Belief in noble principles
conviction · integrity · dogmatism · steadfastness · scrupulousness
opportunismintegrity
Moral soundness and consistency
honesty · scrupulousness · honor · ethical conduct · selflessness
- missed opportunityChance not taken
- golden opportunityExceptionally favorable circumstance
- window of opportunityTemporary favorable period
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
- land of opportunityNation promising success
- photo opportunitiesStaged moments for press
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