Synonyms of prospects

prospects 1 of 2

noun

plural of prospect

1

as in views

all that can be seen from a certain point

gazing at the wide prospect spread out before me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• views
• panoramas
• perspectives
• vistas
• outlooks
• landscapes
• sceneries
• commands
• sights
• lookouts
• scenes
• visual fields
• kens

2

as in candidates

one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award

a good prospect for the position of auditor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• candidates
• applicants
• contenders
• hopefuls
• seekers
• aspirants
• competitors
• campaigners
• nominees
• expectants
• entrants
• contestants
• qualifiers
• favorites
• claimants
• appliers
• entries
• pretenders
• stalking horses
• favorite sons
• crown princes
• running mates
• spoilers
• dark horses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incumbents
• officeholders
• noncandidates
• inductees
• awardees
• dropouts
• honorees

3

as in possibilities

something that can develop or become actual

one highly desirable prospect for the city is a major-league franchise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• possibilities
• potentials
• potentialities
• capabilities
• probabilities
• eventualities
• likelihoods
• potencies
• latencies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• realities
• actualities
• certainties

4

as in anticipations

the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence

the prospect of a quiet, restful Sunday ended when our basement flooded

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anticipations
• expectations
• expectancies
• expectances
• contemplations
• alarms
• dreads
• apprehensions
• misgivings
• forebodings

prospects

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of prospect

as in searches

to go into or range over for purposes of discovery

soon all manner of people had arrived in the valley to prospect it for gold

Synonyms & Similar Words

• searches
• explores
• probes
• scouts
• hunts
• skirrs
• reconnoiters
• discovers
• reveals
• discloses
• unearths
• plumbs
• sounds
• fathoms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prospects

Noun

Of the 20, UM has 11 who are four-star prospects and four who are five-star players. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Nationwide, college students worried about their job prospects booed AI at commencement ceremonies. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 28 June 2026

Managers typically make an effort to get most if not all of the prospects one each roster in the game, often limiting pitchers to one inning or less of work with hitters often getting pinch hit for at some point. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

The Where You Work Matters site allows visitors to explore thousands of potential employers and jobs in search of high-quality job prospects. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 29 June 2026

And there the prospects for a thrilling finish were temporarily doused at the Travelers Championship, a PGA Signature Event at which thrilling finishes has been a signature. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026

Why So Many Workers Feel Financially Stretched Despite this somewhat positive news, many American workers are not optimistic about their future wage prospects. — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

After picking the Wolverines over Penn State and Minnesota in June, Emedobi will look to join the list of moldable edge prospects who became NFL Draft picks at Michigan. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 July 2026

The city later acquired more than 200 acres through the bankruptcy of GT Real Estate, the entity set up to handle the team’s Rock Hill business, and marketed the land to life sciences and advanced manufacturing prospects. — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

Verb

Winger prospects Liam Greentree, Brody Lamb, Nathan Aspinall and Jacob Battaglia are all set to turn pro this season. — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 28 June 2026

Ahead of first pitch, Royals prospects David Shields and Carson Roccaforte were among those dressed in luxury suits to receive their organizational awards. — Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025

Angels prospects Najer Victor and Sam Aldegheri had encouraging performances in the World Baseball Classic this weekend. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026

Hawks prospects Anton Frondell and Sacha Boisvert are expected to debut on the team’s upcoming road trip, which starts at the New York Islanders on March 24. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026

The Dolphins doubled down on Red Raiders prospects after, earlier Friday, choosing Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez with their lone second-round pick. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026

In Saturday’s Spring Breakout game, some of the Braves’ top prospects beat a team of Yankees prospects 8-3 at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 22 Mar. 2026

Incredibly, the model even projects that prospects Mikey Romero and Freili Encarnacion, the latter of whom hasn’t even played above Single-A, will finish within the club’s top-10 with 14 and 12 homers, respectively. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026