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look vs prospect

prospect vs look

look and prospect both are nouns.

look and prospect both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
look Yes No Yes No
prospect Yes No Yes No
As verbs, prospect is a hyponym of look; that is, prospect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than look:
  • look: search or seek
  • prospect: search for something desirable
Other hyponyms of look include hunt, cruise, horn in, intrude, nose, poke, pry.
look (noun) prospect (noun)
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look a prediction of the course of a disease
physical appearance the visual percept of a region
the feelings expressed on a person's face belief about (or mental picture of) the future
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
the possibility of future success
look (verb) prospect (verb)
to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
look forward to the probable occurrence of search for something desirable
have faith or confidence in
convey by one's expression
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
search or seek
take charge of or deal with
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
accord in appearance with
Difference between look and prospect

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