His career prospects at the company are not too promising.
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Promising
/ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ/
Synonyms for "promising" (105 found)
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Adjective(10 words)
Noun(2 words)
breakthrough ideaclassroom energy project potential
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (32)
Noun(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
encouragingfairfavorablefavoringforeseeablefortunatefull of promisegoldengoodhappyhearteninghopefulin the cardsinspiringinspiritingliablelikelylooking upluckyodds-on
Adjective(5 words)
Related words (52)
of good omenof happy portentof promiseoptimisticpositivepredictablepredictable within limitspregnant of goodpresumablepresumptiveprobablepropitiousprosperousreassuringrightrose coloredrose-coloredroseaterosystatistically probable
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Adjective(17 words)
optimisticpledgepresagepromissoryprosperous venturerenewable energy potentialsignalstarlitstrongsuggestsunnysurefiretalentedtantalizingundertakeupcomingvow
Noun(6 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Verb(4 words)
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16 entriesperformance forecastingpredictive modelingpromise to deliverpromise to paypromising approachpromising avenuepromising candidatepromising datapromising hirepromising internpromising leadpromising mechanismpromising platformpromising protocolpromising recruitpromising results
Collocations
10 entriesfulfill a promisekeep a promisemake a promisepromise to deliverpromising approachpromising avenuepromising datapromising pathwaypromising protocolpromising results
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Mars is a promising place where we may be able to live.
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Jeff lost yesterday's match, but I'm sure he is a promising tennis player.
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Keep track of everything that looks promising.
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