prospect
356
3.3
- noun
- /ˈprɒspɛkt/
- Now, I was a second son without prospect of a fortune.
- future prospects
- employment prospects
- job prospects
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Watch on YouTubeNow, isn't that kind of a a frightening prospect to contemplate?
- Now, isn't that kind of a a frightening prospect to contemplate?
- And that's a frightening prospect and how this gets played out.
- But I think the the prospects are bleak for a lot of people.
- We had no prospects, no money, no job.
- How is that going to affect my pay, my career prospects, my promotion, my standing?
- Because everyone's excited about that prospect and that notion.
- I I don't think there's any real prospect of a meaningful peace agreement.
- So the first thing is what are the prospects for your mortgage?
- Like all my thoughts don't hold up to the prospect of imminent death.
- So, you know, the what are the, what are the prospects for us?
- And, you know, there are no trees and there's sort of no prospect of anything growing there.
- So, yeah, not so much money at the time, but the prospect of money later.
Examples
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Many students are excited about the prospect of starting college next year.
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Well, I am very excited about the prospects for these negotiations.
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The "European century" seems a more likely prospect, or even a "second American century."
Academic text (1999) -
Unfortunately, we have no job prospects due to the pandemic.
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For poor people who may rely on public transportation, the prospect can be daunting.
Academic text (2011) -
Time has had the effect of hardening positions and making the prospect of peace more remote.
Academic text (2008) -
Such an enhanced role raises the prospect of even higher litigation costs and judicial errors.
Academic text (2017) -
The rest of the world should neither relish nor fear the prospect of Chinese domination.
Academic text (2011) -
I conclude with questions that have arisen as well as prospects for future collaboration.
Academic text (2008) -
The prospect of a promotion motivated her to work harder.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Possibility that something will happen, often an opportunity or risk
∞
2.0
A chance that something may happen
706
2.8
A belief that something will happen in the future
212
3.6
The chance that something will happen, often shown as a number or percent
167
3.6
The chance that something will happen
154
2.7
A sign that something good may happen in the future
152
3.5
A general feeling or expectation about the future
16
6.5
A possible future event or outcome
1
3.6
The chance that something will happen
1
9.6
A possible future event that may happen by chance
Antonyms
Compounds
How Likely
- Literature
198
3.4
212
3.6
356
3.3
∞
2.0
34
5.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prospect comes from the Latin parts pro- 'forward' and specere 'to look', so it originally meant a 'look forward' or view of what is ahead. That's why a prospect can mean the chance or expectation of what may happen in the future.