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prospect Antonyms

Opposite of prospect

Pinning down the opposite of prospect requires matching its exact sense, so the antonyms and opposite words below are paired with a clear noun definition and ranked by contrast strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

The possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring, or the anticipation of something.

Usage Example

"There is little impossibility of an immediate breakthrough in the negotiations."

Strongest
impossibility
unlikelihood
Strong
improbability
hopelessness

Similar words to prospect

Words similar to prospect shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

likelihood
possibility
lead
view
vista
panorama
expectation
outlook
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• Nearby Words

prosecutorial
prosecutrix
proslavery
prospect
prospective
prospectively
prosper

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Prospect. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 10, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/prospect
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