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opportune

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore O words

well suited to a particular moment; timely

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Opportune in a sentence

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She waited for an opportune moment to raise the subject of a raise.

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Antonyms
untimelyinopportuneinconvenient
Common questions

Questions about “opportune

Opportune (adjective) means well suited to a particular moment; timely
Here is opportune used in an example sentence: "She waited for an opportune moment to raise the subject of a raise."
Common synonyms for opportune include timely, favorable, auspicious.
Antonyms of opportune include untimely, inopportune, inconvenient.
Opportune is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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