Up-and-coming

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Emerging; aspiring; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim. idiomatic

    "The theater likes to feature up-and-coming singers and comedians."

Adjective
  1. 1
    working hard to promote an enterprise wordnet

Synonyms

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ableadventuresomeadventurousaggressiveambitiousdriving

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"Is he the man painted by the newspapers as an up-and-coming scholar?"

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