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

The team will hope that several of their prospects comprise the next core as the current group begins aging out. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Hernandez’s comments came hours after the 49-66 Mets dealt numerous players away in return for minor-league prospects. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

At this phase in the hype cycle, vendors need to be transparent and walk prospects and clients through risks that are increasingly well-known. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Those governments have eroded the prospects of peace with the Palestinians through creeping annexation and systematic repression in the West Bank. — Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026

Analysts are generally optimistic about Mistral’s prospects, but say catching the leading American and Chinese labs on model quality alone will be hard. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

That promise to convert its large investments into outsized returns has left investors mostly optimistic about the company’s future prospects, despite a few uncertainties, according to Bank of America. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

The Marlins’ top pitching prospects in Robby Snelling and Thomas White are out for the year. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Boston landed Rutschman and catcher Jake Rogers, sending top pitching prospects Anthony Eyanson and Kyson Witherspoon, outfielder Enddy Azocar, catcher Carlos Narvaez and a player to be named later to Baltimore. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Verb

Looking down the line, prospects Bo Davidson and Parks Harber, who are both playing for Triple-A Sacramento, could see some time in the Giants’ outfield down the stretch. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

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

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

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

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

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