opportunity _noun

ADJECTIVES

ample, plenty of, abundant, considerable
・The internet offers plenty of opportunities for online learning.

limited, little, not much • adequate
・In a struggling economy, there is little opportunity for job growth. 

excellent, favourable, good, great, marvellous, enormous, tremendous, welcome, wonderful 
・Finding this job was a great opportunity for me.

golden
・The scholarship she received was a golden opportunity to pursue higher education.

exciting • enticing • valuable • lucrative
・They offered me an exciting career opportunity overseas.

unexpected • incredible • challenging
・The unexpected opportunity changed the course of my life.

suitable • reasonable • available
・He seized the first suitable opportunity to showcase his talents.

numerous, countless
・This project offers numerous opportunities for innovation and creativity.

ideal, perfect
・He's waiting for the perfect opportunity to launch his business.

every • equal • unequal
・He embraced every opportunity to learn and grow.
・I believe in giving everyone an equal opportunity to succeed.

unique, rare, once-in-a-lifetime, historic, unparalleled, unprecedented, unrivalled
・The project presented a unique opportunity for collaboration.

lost, missed, wasted
・She felt it was a missed opportunity when she didn't apply for that scholarship.

career, educational, employment, job, training, networking
・The scholarship provided a valuable educational opportunity.

business, commercial, economic, investment, market, sales 
・They recognized the business opportunity in the emerging market.

VERBS

have
・They have the opportunity to start a new business venture together.

find, get 
・I always try to find opportunity in every challenge.

provide, offer, give, create, present, afford, open up
・We need to create more opportunities for young entrepreneurs.

grasp, seize, hold, embrace, take (up), take advantage of 
・I seized the opportunity to learn a new skill.

recognize • see
・She recognized the opportunity for innovation in the market.

lose, miss 
・She missed the opportunity to attend the conference.

pass up 
・She didn't want to pass up the opportunity to learn a new skill.

OPPORTUNITY + VERB 
exist
・In this rapidly changing world, new opportunities constantly exist.

arise, come, occur, offer 
・Sometimes, opportunities come disguised as challenges.

present itself
・She patiently waited for a suitable opportunity to present itself.

PREPOSITIONS 

for 
・Learning a new language is an opportunity for personal enrichment.

PHRASES

at the earliest/first (possible) opportunity
・She apologized to her friend at the first opportunity after their argument.

at every (available) opportunity
・He studied diligently at every opportunity to excel in his exams.

equality of opportunity
・In a just society, equality of opportunity is a fundamental principle.

the opportunity of a lifetime
・Winning the lottery felt like the opportunity of a lifetime.

a window of opportunity 
・She saw a window of opportunity to start her own business when the market was booming.