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

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1. promisingadjective

   Synonyms:
   encouraging, giving ground of hope

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1. List of paraphrases for "promising":

   hopeful, auspicious, promise, encouraging, bright, up-and-coming, high-potential, exciting

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1. Michael J. Sandel:

   A politics of moral engagement is not only a more inspiring ideal than a politics of avoidance. It is also a more promising basis for a just society.

2. Hiral Sanghavi:

   They did n’t know that it is very different from ecommerce, they thought, it’s promising a November delivery, so it would deliver right about that time. They fail to understand that it is a startup, that there are some unforeseen circumstances which could cause delays.

3. Lauderdale County:

   The tips that we're getting, we're following up on as aggressively as we can. Some of them do look promising, but it takes a time to follow through on those things, we're hoping that one of them will pan out for us, and we'll be able to locate them.

4. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan:

   From the beginning of this investigation, our investigators have been fully committed to determining exactly how Mikayla's promising life ended. Mikayla's death is an unspeakable tragedy for her loved ones and the entire community.

5. Julian Rayner:

   We need new drug targets against malaria now more than ever, this gives a list of 2,680 essential genes that researchers can prioritize as promising possible drug targets.