Prospect
Brooklyn neighborhood name
A prospect is something anticipated or expected—often a possibility viewed with hope or concern: job prospects, the prospect of rain.
The word suggests looking forward: She didn't relish the prospect of another interview.
A prospect is also a potential customer or candidate: sales prospects, a promising prospect for the team.
In mining, to prospect is to search for valuable deposits: prospecting for gold.
A prospect can be a view or scene spread before the eye, though this sense is now literary.
Attitude toward the future
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- possibilityState of being achievable
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- anticipationState of awaiting something
horizon · promise · likelihood · opportunity · chance · forecast · projection · aspiration
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
landscape · vantage · horizon · expanse · sightline · viewpoint · terrain · sweep
Metal-bearing rock
- goldElement seventy-nine
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- panShallow cooking vessel
- digUnearth by shoveling
vein · strike · lode · nugget · placer · sluice · quarry · excavate
One who formally requests
candidate · contender · hopeful · seeker · interviewee · trainee · rookie · newcomer
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- funnelCone directing flow
- conversionAct of changing states
- outreachProactive community assistance
pitch · contact · solicitation · targeting · qualification · follow-up · closing · nurturing
outlook
Attitude toward the future
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- possibilityState of being achievable
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
anticipation · horizon · promise · likelihood · opportunity · chance · forecast · projection · aspiration · vision
vista
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- overlookMiss or commanding view
scenery · landscape · vantage · horizon · expanse · sightline · viewpoint · terrain · sweep · scene
ore
Metal-bearing rock
dig · vein · strike · lode · nugget · placer · sluice · quarry · excavate · mineral
applicant
One who formally requests
talent · candidate · contender · hopeful · seeker · interviewee · trainee · rookie · newcomer · appointee
lead
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- funnelCone directing flow
- conversionAct of changing states
outreach · pitch · contact · solicitation · targeting · qualification · follow-up · closing · nurturing · CRM
- Kentucky PlacesLexington, Louisville, Frankfort, Bowling Green, Covington
- Oldham CountyLa Grange, Goshen, Buckner, Westport
- Robeson CountyLumberton, Pembroke, Fairmont, St. Pauls, Shannon
- ConnecticutHartford, New Haven, Stamford, Bridgeport, Norwalk
- HalifaxHalifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, Waverley
- Intellectual MagazinesThe New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Economist, Daedalus, Jacobin
Prospectimpossibility
State of being unachievable
dead end · hopelessness · lost cause · no chance · futility
- job prospectsExpected employment opportunities
- gold prospectingSearching for native ore
- gold prospectorOne seeking precious metal
- draft prospectAthlete eligible for picking
- prospective partnerPotential romantic match
prospects, prospected, prospecting, prospector, prospectors, prospective, prospectively, prospectus, prospectuses