Synonyms for opportune
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Well-timed
well-timed, timely, appropriate, propitious, felicitous, seasonable, suitable, good, auspicious, apropos, right, convenient, favorable US, favourable UK, proper, ripe, fortunate, meet, happy, apt, lucky, fitting, golden
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Suitable for some particular purpose.
This would be an opportune spot for a picnic.
Related words
- Word family
- opportunism opportunist opportunity opportuneness
Example sentences
- appropriate It's not appropriate for puritanical misanthropic.
- timely You must perform all assignments in a timely manner.
- propitious We await a propitious time to act.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| opportune | falling | |
| appropriate | steady | |
| timely | steady | |
| propitious | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- apt1
- 4 letters
- good1, meet1, ripe1
- 5 letters
- right1, happy2, lucky2
- 6 letters
- proper2, golden2, timely2
- 7 letters
- fitting2, apropos3
- 8 letters
- suitable3
- 9 letters
- fortunate3, favorable4
- 10 letters
- convenient3, favourable, auspicious3, propitious3, felicitous4, seasonable4
- 11 letters
- appropriate4, opportunate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (happy2 = 2 syllables).