n. 1 view, scene, panorama, landscape, seascape, outlook, vista, sight, spectacle, perspective, aspect The sitting-room window offered a splendid prospect of the sea and cliffs below 2 anticipation, contemplation, outlook, promise, plan, design, intention, expectancy, expectation, thought, likelihood The prospect of spending the Christmas holidays with your family is quite daunting 3 Often, prospects. future, outlook, chance(s), hope(s), possibility or possibilities, likelihood, opportunity or opportunities The prospects for her advancement are excellent 4 in prospect. in sight or view, in the offing, on the horizon, in store, in the wind, projected, in store, likely, probable, possible, Brit on the cards, on the table, US in the cards As a doctor, he has a number of opportunities in prospect
v. 5 Often, prospect for. explore, search (for), look (for) In 1896, his grandfather went to the Klondike to prospect for gold