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Antonyms for prospect
ˈprɒs pɛktprospect

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 1 vote

  1. prospect

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

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

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 2 votes

  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

How to use prospect in a sentence?

  1. Gabriel Sakellaridis:

    The Greek economy, and Greek people, are paying from their own flesh and as they continue to pay ... this hurts any prospect of growth.

  2. George Washington:

    I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or some reward.

  3. Mike Turner:

    As a result of our adversaries closing the technology gap, and increasing demand from allies and partners for high-performance, multi-role aircraft to meet evolving and worsening global security threats, the committee believes that the prospect of restarting the F-22 production line is worthy of further exploration.

  4. George Washington:

    I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But I will venture to assert, that a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or some reward.

  5. Brendan Francis:

    The prospect of success in achieving our most cherished dream is not without its terrors. Who is more deprived and alone than the man who has achieved his dream

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#5621cloud
#6663darkness
#7939prospect
#36428obscurity
#48812hopelessness
#72117occultation
#109860veiling
#125157improbability
#172856dimness

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