cast

cast

noun

Definition of CAST

1

a declaration that something will happen in the future <stock market analysts offered an optimistic cast for the coming year>

Synonyms auguring, augury, bodement, cast, forecast, forecasting, foretelling, predicting, presaging, prognosis, prognostic, prognosticating, prognostication, prophecy (also prophesy), soothsaying, vaticination

Related Words foreboding, harbinger, omen, portent, prevision, prospectus, sign; anticipation, foreknowledge; foresight; conjecture, guess, surmise

2

a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished <the walls had a slight yellowish cast>

Synonyms cast, hue, shade, tincture, tinge, tint, tone

Related Words overtone, undertone; primary color, secondary color, tertiary color; brightness, chroma, chromaticity, contrast, lightness, saturation, value; coloration, coloring, colorway, pigmentation

Near Antonyms achromatism

3

an instance of looking especially briefly <a mischievous cast in his eye when we asked what our destination would be>

Synonyms cast, eye, gander, glance, glimpse, peek, peep, regard, sight, view

Related Words gape, gaze, glare, leer, ogle, stare; side-glance; squinny, squint; coup d'oeil

4

facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling <his face took on a somewhat sad cast when we asked how his ill wife was faring>

Synonyms cast, countenance, expression, face, visage

Related Words frown, grimace, lower (also lour), mouth, pout, scowl; grin, smile; air, appearance, aspect, bearing, demeanor, manner, mien, presence

5

the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance <the lovely cast of the baby's features>

Synonyms cast, configuration, conformation, fashion, figure, geometry, shape

Related Words contour, outline, profile, silhouette; frame, framework, shell, skeleton; arrangement, design, format, layout, makeup, organization, pattern, plan, setup

Near Antonyms composition, material, matter, raw material, stuff, substance