Synonyms for prospect
noun
A view
sight, landscape, vista; see view 1.
Probability; usually plural
likelihood, chance; see possibility 2, probability.
A probable future
expectancy, promise, presumption, hope; see anticipation 1, forecast, outlook 2.
A possible candidate
possibility, likely person, interested party; see candidate, recruit.
in prospect
See prospect in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
Something expected:
anticipation, expectancy, expectation. See surpriseThe likeliness of a given event occurring.
Used in plural: chance, likelihood, odds, possibility, probability. See likelyChance of success or advancement.
Used in plural: future, outlook. See hopeThat which is or can be seen:
lookout, outlook, panorama, perspective, scene, sight, view, vista. See see
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