PROSPECTS Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of prospect

as in views

all that can be seen from a certain point gazing at the wide prospect spread out before me

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as in candidates

one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award a good prospect for the position of auditor

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as in possibilities

something that can develop or become actual one highly desirable prospect for the city is a major-league franchise

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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

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prospects

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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

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Recent Examples of prospects

Noun

Political and business leaders poured cold water on calls from AI giants to slow the pace of technological development, while the prospects of a US-China detente looked slim. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026 An improved cast of defenders at forward can’t hurt Rielly’s prospects on that side of things, either. — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 That puts the index, and its return prospects, in shaky historical territory, says Jon Baranko, chief investment officer at Allspring. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 Others are looking at their prospects and looking forward to next season. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 There’s attention around you, but some of the top basketball prospects or football prospects, there are cameras at every high school game. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 And in the current geopolitical climate, the prospects are next to nil. — Ian Johnstone, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

Bringing in a new centre-back would mean Cancelo and Martin could be the first-team left-backs, supported by La Masia prospects Xavi Espart, 19, and Jordi Pesquer, 17. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Included in the roster of G League and international talent are former Heat players Orlando Robinson and Cole Swider, as well as former Heat camp prospects DeJon Jareau and James Nunnally. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prospects

Noun

Likes, views, shares, retention graphs, clickthrough rates, and watch time convert human approval into numbers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Paxton had argued that the law-school clinic was not a classroom but a workplace, and that Fisher was punished not for expressing political views but because her cursing and volume had disrupted clinic business.

— Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of views

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French President Emanuel Macron delivered a briefing to the candidates running to succeed him so disturbing that even the far-right National Rally’s leaders emerged denouncing Russian hybrid attacks.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Descano, a former prosecutor for the Obama administration, took office in Fairfax in 2020 as part of a movement of leftist prosecutor candidates backed by megadonor George Soros.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of candidates

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In addition, Disney is supporting Imagination Library to further its mission of inspiring children to imagine their possibilities.

— Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
Although binary tests offer an illusion of certainty, pregnancy is a nonlinear experience—and confirming one is a process of slowly ruling out all other possibilities.

— Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of possibilities

Noun

Expectations of rate cuts at central banks like the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England have fallen, and in many cases been replaced by anticipations of hawkish monetary policy, sending yields on some European bonds to multi-decade highs.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
For traders focused on specific events, having a strong grasp of historical trends can be beneficial, although the results are largely contingent on how the company’s outcomes measure up to market anticipations.

— Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Definition of anticipations

Verb

Some of it should come from the minor leagues, as the team searches for upgrades in important areas.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The defense attorney argued that theory was inconsistent with the evidence, pointing to Apple Maps searches prosecutors highlighted during the trial.

— Lorraine Taylor , Bryan Llenas, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of searches

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Three Fall Must-Dos Take in one of the best fall color panoramas at Brockway Mountain Lookout along Brockway Mountain Drive, linking Copper Harbor and Eagle Harbor, about an hour’s drive north from Houghton.

— Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026
In general, seek a perch with clear panoramas—such as a hilltop or open field instead of a thick forest.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of panoramas

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Patel was pressed on the FBI’s hiring standards The FBI quietly issued guidance this past spring lifting a categorical hiring ban on applicants who had previously engaged in prostitution.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The working paper also found reliance on the same few hiring algorithms could lead to applicants who are rejected from one employer also being rejected everywhere.

— Sarah Jackson Juhohn Lee, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of applicants

Noun

Chloride ions readily attack many alloys, while components around the oxygen-producing anode side are simultaneously subject to strongly oxidizing electrochemical potentials.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Then on July 7, Neptune will station retrograde in Aries, pulling the curtain back on fantasies and ideals surrounding romantic partners and potentials.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

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