The prospect of famine hangs over many areas of the world.
Source: tatoeba (20072)
Prospect
//ˈpɹɒspɛkt//
Synonyms for "prospect" (244 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (49)
Strong matches (73)
eventualityexpectancyexploreeyeeyefuleyereacheyeshoteyesightfair expectationfair prospectfaithfarseeingnessfarsightednessfavorable prospectfervent hopefield of viewfield of visionforecastforeglanceforegleam
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foreglimpseforehandednessforeseeingforesightforesightednessforward lookfuturefuture tensefuturismfuturitygogo intogood chancegood cheergood hopegood possibilitygreat expectationshereafterhigh hopeshopehopeful prognosishopefulnesshopeshopinghoping against hopehorizonimmediate futureimmediate prospectimminencein prospectin sightin storein the cardsin the offingin the windin viewinquire intointentionkenlandscapeleadleerleering lookliabilitylikelihoodlikelinesslikelylimit of visionline of sightlongsightednesslooklook for
Noun(1 words)
Related words (122)
look-inlooking aheadlookoutlustful leermananamarkmatchminenaked eyenear futureoddsoff chanceoffingon the horizonon the tableopportunityoutlookoutlook overoutside chanceoutside hope
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panpan for goldpanoramapatronperspectiveplanpossibilitiespossibilitypossiblepossiblenessposterioritypotentialpotentialityprayerful hopepredictionpreparationprepublicationpresumptionpresumptive evidencepreviewprevisionprobabilismprobabilityprobableprognosisprojectprojectedpromiseprophecyprospectionprospectsprovidenceprovisionprudencequarryrangereadinessreasonable groundreasonable hoperegardregularregular customerrelianceremote possibilityriverscapesagacitysanguine expectationscanscapescenesceneryscenic viewscopescope of visionsearch forseascapesecuritysidelong looksiftsightsightlinessskyscapesly looksmall hopespectaclesuckersurveysweeptendencythe attainablethe feasiblethe futurethe morrowthe possiblethe sweet by-and-bythinkabilitythinkablenessthoughttimbertime aheadtime just aheadtime to cometomorrowtownscapetrustunastonishmentverisimilitudevirtualityvistawaterscapewell-grounded hopewhat is possiblewhat may bewhat might be
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14 entriesSynonyms
4 entriesderived
8 entrieshas context
4 entriesis a
1 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
7 entriesTranslations
110 translations across 25 languages.
Arabic
4 entries- أمل noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
- إِمْكَانِيَّة noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
- احتمال noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
- توقع noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
Armenian
4 entries- հեռանկար noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
- տեսադաշտ noun (region which the eye overlooks at one time)
- տեսարան noun (region which the eye overlooks at one time)
- տեսարան noun (picturesque or panoramic view; landscape, sketch of landscape)
Belarusian
3 entries- вы́гляд noun (region which the eye overlooks at one time)
- вы́гляд noun (picturesque or panoramic view; landscape, sketch of landscape)
- пэрспэкты́ва noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
Bulgarian
4 entries- гледка noun (picturesque or panoramic view; landscape, sketch of landscape)
- изглед noun (region which the eye overlooks at one time)
- надежда noun (hope, hopeful)
- очакване noun (act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation)
Catalan
3 entries- prospeccions noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
- fer prospeccions verb (to search as for gold)
- prospectar verb (to determine which minerals or metals are present in a location)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 勘探 verb (to determine which minerals or metals are present in a location)
Czech
1 entries- vyhlídka noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
Dutch
1 entries- vooruitzicht noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
Finnish
4 entries- eteenpäin katsominen noun (act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation)
- julkisivu noun (relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face)
- julkisivu noun (music: façade of an organ)
- julkisivupillistö noun (music: façade of an organ)
French
4 entries- perspective noun (region which the eye overlooks at one time)
- perspective noun (act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation)
- perspective noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
- prospecter verb (to search as for gold)
Galician
4 entries- expectativa noun (act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation)
- expectativa noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
- perspectiva noun (region which the eye overlooks at one time)
- perspectiva noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
German
4 entries- Ansicht noun (music: façade of an organ)
- Ausrichtung noun (relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face)
- Aussicht noun (picturesque or panoramic view; landscape, sketch of landscape)
- Aussicht noun (act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation)
Greek
1 entries- προοπτική noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
Hungarian
1 entries- kilátás noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
Italian
4 entries- eventualità noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
- lungimiranza noun (act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation)
- possibilità noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
- prospettiva noun (region which the eye overlooks at one time)
Japanese
1 entries- 見通し noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
Māori
1 entries- haurapa verb (to search as for gold)
Occitan
1 entries- perspectiva noun (region which the eye overlooks at one time)
Polish
2 entries- perspektywa noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
- poszukiwać verb (to search as for gold)
Portuguese
4 entries- expectativa noun (act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation)
- expectativa noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
- perspectiva noun (region which the eye overlooks at one time)
- garimpar verb (to search as for gold)
Russian
4 entries- вид noun (region which the eye overlooks at one time)
- вид noun (picturesque or panoramic view; landscape, sketch of landscape)
- наде́жда noun (hope, hopeful)
- ожида́ние noun (act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- dùil noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
Spanish
4 entries- expectativa noun (act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation)
- expectativa noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
- panorama noun (picturesque or panoramic view; landscape, sketch of landscape)
- perspectiva noun (region which the eye overlooks at one time)
Swedish
1 entries- prospektera verb (to determine which minerals or metals are present in a location)
Ukrainian
3 entries- ви́гляд noun (region which the eye overlooks at one time)
- ви́гляд noun (picturesque or panoramic view; landscape, sketch of landscape)
- перспекти́ва noun (potential things that may come to pass, usually favorable)
Sample sentences
24 total sentences available.
Prospect is often better than possession.
Source: tatoeba (20512)
The hotel has a good prospect.
Source: tatoeba (49885)
There is little prospect of my success.
Source: tatoeba (246860)
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