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Synonyms for promising
ˈprɒm ə sɪŋpromis·ing

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  1. promisingadjective

    showing possibility of achievement or excellence

    "a promising young man"

    Synonyms:
    hopeful, bright

    Antonyms:
    unlikely, unfortunate, inauspicious

  2. bright, hopeful, promisingadjective

    full or promise

    "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway"

    Synonyms:
    smart, hopeful, vivid, shiny, undimmed, bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnished

    Antonyms:
    unfortunate, unlikely, inauspicious

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. promisingadjective

    Synonyms:
    encouraging, giving ground of hope

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How to use promising in a sentence?

  1. Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro:

    It’s a very sad day in our city when five lives were taken from us — five promising young lives.

  2. Robertson Davies:

    A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.

  3. Rudi Van den Eynde:

    We would have preferred a deal around a new, promising investigational drug instead of this major deal that comes close to empire building, flemming Ornskov is a hard-driving and well-respected CEO and he could make this deal work, however.

  4. Fadel Gheit:

    Petrobras is great at over-promising and under-delivering. They are notorious in the industry, i don't know how anyone takes them seriously.

  5. Nathan Jensen:

    I am not sure how this will play out in the public after having this beauty contest across 200 plus locations and promising so much investment and jobs, this could feel like a bait and switch for some cities.


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