Synonyms for prospect
ˈprɒs pɛktprospect

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1. prospect

   Synonyms:
   view, vision, field, landscape, hope, anticipation, probability

   Antonyms:
   viewlessness, dimness, obscurity, darkness, cloud, veiling, occultation, hopelessness, improbability

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1. prospect, chancenoun

   the possibility of future success

   "his prospects as a writer are excellent"

   Synonyms:
   fortune, scene, view, luck, probability, aspect, prognosis, candidate, opportunity, outlook, expectation, chance, vista, hazard, panorama, medical prognosis

2. expectation, outlook, prospectnoun

   belief about (or mental picture of) the future

   Synonyms:
   scene, view, mind-set, aspect, first moment, prognosis, candidate, arithmetic mean, outlook, expectation, chance, vista, anticipation, lookout, mentality, expected value, panorama, medical prognosis, mindset

3. candidate, prospectnoun

   someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

   Synonyms:
   vista, panorama, aspect, chance, prognosis, expectation, outlook, campaigner, medical prognosis, scene, candidate, nominee, view

4. view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panoramanoun

   the visual percept of a region

   "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"

   Synonyms:
   persuasion, candidate, diorama, look, perspective, prognosis, aspect, setting, purview, tantrum, view, fit, vista, survey, thought, chance, position, facet, picture, opinion, facial expression, scene, sentiment, scenery, cyclorama, panorama, eyeshot, horizon, expectation, conniption, face, sight, expression, outlook, medical prognosis, shot

5. prognosis, prospect, medical prognosisverb

   a prediction of the course of a disease

   Synonyms:
   vista, panorama, aspect, chance, prognosis, expectation, outlook, medical prognosis, forecast, candidate, scene, view

6. prospectverb

   search for something desirable

   "prospect a job"

7. prospectverb

   explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals

Matched Categories

1. • Belief
   • Person
   • Search
   • Visual Percept

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1. prospectnoun

   Synonyms:
   view, survey, display, sight, scene, show, spectacle, vista, perspective

2. prospectnoun

   Synonyms:
   landscape, scenery, picture, bird's-eye view

3. prospectnoun

   Synonyms:
   expectation, anticipation, contemplation, calculation, expectance, foreseeing, promise, presumption, hope, trust, ABEYANCE

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1. List of paraphrases for "prospect":

   perspective, prospects, perspectives, outlook, possibility, chance, view, opportunity, prospecting, horizon

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1. List of known nicknames for "Prospect":

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1. Randy Frederick:

   There is some optimism after Yellen's speech, she has raised the prospect of a December rate hike pretty high because the issues the Fed listed at its last meeting for not raising aren't going to go away in the next six weeks.

2. Scott Cockerham:

   The recent drop in the price of oil confirms ... the global commitment producers have to their current levels of (high) output, could we see $30 oil in the next 15 months? Absolutely, and headlines like China's recent yuan devaluation and the prospect of sanctions on Iran being lifted will only contribute to such volatility.

3. Mike Driscoll:

   The view is that Viking is going to create that market, we are excited about the prospect of bringing modern river cruising to the Mississippi.

4. Jonathan Parry:

   The wording used in judgments is' a realistic prospect' that something might happen, the judge did not assign a percentage, but he made it clear that something doesn't have to be' more likely than not'.

5. Deputy Prime Minister Yannis Dragasakis:

   We stressed that the prospect of a deal is realistic provided all sides contribute creatively in order to achieve it, and work together to tackle the problem of liquidity.