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🙂 Attitude or view 🌄 A viewing place
outlook

outlook

2 3.8
A view from a high place that shows the area below
  • noun
  • /ˈaʊtˌlʊk/
: mirador

Examples

  • Very positive outlook on pretty much everything.

    Sven (2024)

  • I'll talk about the outlook for arms control as I see it.

  • So what is the outlook for making progress with antimatter?

  • As increasing numbers of women manage living with HIV infection and AIDS, the outlook for treatment and survival is rapidly changing.

    Academic text (2008)

  • They say risks around the outlook are large and two sided.

  • Perhaps a more critical factor in the nuclear equation is Saudi Arabia's economic outlook.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The weather forecast suggests a sunny outlook for the weekend, perfect for outdoor plans.

  • From his office, she had a breathtaking outlook over the city, making it her favorite spot to relax.

  • The mountain peak offered a stunning outlook, allowing hikers to see miles of beautiful landscape.

Synonyms

lookout
vsoutlook
88 2.7

Watching carefully for danger or for something expected

is general observing from a vantage point not limited to danger watch
view
vsoutlook
29 1.2

An act of looking carefully at something

focuses on seeing from a specific vantage point rather than close inspection
bird's-eye view
vsoutlook
6 3.5

A view from high above that shows the whole area

is about observing from a raised vantage point rather than ground-level focus

Compounds

outlook on life
10 3.8

A way someone thinks about life and the things that happen

economic outlook
7 3.9

A prediction of how the economy will be in the near future

negative outlook
1 4.7

A tendency to expect bad things to happen

rosy outlook
1 3.7

A hopeful view of the future or a situation

weather outlook
1 2.8

A report that says what the weather will be like for a place and time

roseate outlook
7.5

An optimistic view of the future that is often unrealistic

Pollyannaish outlook
9.5

An overly optimistic view that ignores problems

How Scenic

panorama
12 4.8
spectacle
72 4.2
scenery
57 1.0
aspect
14 3.7
view
815 1.0
outlook
2 3.8

Surface Forms

outlook singular
outlooks plural

Morphology

outlook = look (transparent) = out + look

The sense denotes a physical view from a place, directly composed of 'out' + 'look'. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word outlook comes from the simple parts out and look, which together mean 'to look out' from a high or open place. So an outlook is the place or view you can see from somewhere.