prospect

Meaning

1. The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
2. A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
3. A position affording a fine view; a lookout.
4. Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
5. The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation.
6. The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
7. A hope; a hopeful.
8. Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
9. A potential client or customer.
10. The façade of an organ.

prospect

outlook

view

vista

expectation

explore

hope

scene

chance

investigate

perspective

examine

research

study

survey

candidate

anticipation

opportunity

possibility

promise

expectancy

landscape

scenery

aspect

sight

scrutinize

forecast

likelihood

look-out

medical prognosis

prognosis

panorama

lead

point of view

viewpoint

expectance

look for

situation

inquire

question

choice

contender

list

pick

hopes

foresight

insight

unobstructed view

dowse

expectations

probability

vision

aspects

drill

spectacle

description

qualified prospect

standpoint

look into

probe

ransack

spy

act

implement

operate

proceed

ken

scope

visibility

foreground

prospecting

search for

potential buyer

potential customer

prospective buyer

prospective customer

write-in

write-in candidate

cast around

hunt

look

quest

quest after

quest for

seek

beholding

panoramic view

distant view

occasion

wildcat

belief

calculation

contemplation

fate of the country

circumstances

attitude

position

prospects

Frequency

Hyphenated as

pros‧pect

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒspɛkt/

From Latin prospectus, past participle of prospicere (“to look forward”), from pro (“before, forward”) + specere, spicere (“to look, to see”), equivalent to pro- + -spect. Doublet of prospectus.

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