Promising

//ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
The act of making a promise.
"So it cannot be supposed that promisings differ from other word-givings in that a word-giver makes a promise only if he or she uses the locution "I promise"."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of promise form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1
Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.
"a promising young apprentice"
2
Encouraging and inspiring confidence.

Adjective

1
likely to turn out well in the future wordnet
2
showing possibility of achievement or excellence wordnet

Synonyms

auspicious encouraging hopeful likely apt benign

Antonyms

Example

"His career prospects at the company are not too promising."

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