Thesaurus results for CHAMELEON

chameleon

noun

kə-ˈmēl-yən

as in opportunist

a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions at the summer resort he acquired a reputation as a social chameleon—someone who could be whatever his hosts wanted him to be

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Recent Examples of chameleon The singer’s fashion choices have certainly seen different eras over the course of her career, yielding an approach to style that’s made the singer a true chameleon. —

Julia Teti, Footwear News, 4 Dec. 2025 Like McCartney and Ringo Starr, and his fellow 1989 Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame inductees from the Rolling Stones, Dion remains relevant due to his chameleon-like ability for reinvention while staying connected to his Bronx roots. —

Jeff Metcalfe, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025 The style is the ultimate chameleon — the neutral black hue pairs effortlessly with jeans, skirts, and dresses of all colors. —

Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025 While a whole generation of moviegoers may have only just discovered this, the veteran character actress has made her name, again and again, as a true chameleon. —

David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chameleon

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Noun

On the other side, the Reverend Al Sharpton, a corpulent, demagogic presence, took up the victims’ cause, and was seen by some as a radical, and by almost everyone as an opportunist.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
The movie follows a group of petty cheats, liars and drunks who are duped by nefarious opportunists who visit their crumbling town.

— John Penner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026