All chameleon synonyms

noun chameleon

• opportunist — a person who practices opportunism, or the policy of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles: He is an extreme opportunist and always thinks the ends justify the means.
• timeserver — a person who shapes his or her conduct to conform to the opinions of the time or of persons in power, especially for selfish ends.
• trimmer — the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
• pretender — a person who pretends, especially for a dishonest purpose.
• charlatan — You describe someone as a charlatan when they pretend to have skills or knowledge that they do not really possess.
• swindler — to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
• cardsharp — a professional card player who cheats
• sycophant — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
• phony — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
• fake — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
• backstabber — someone who attacks another deceitfully, behind his or her back
• dilettante — a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
• butterfly — A butterfly is an insect with large colourful wings and a thin body.