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Dictionary: prom·is·ing   (prŏm'ĭ-sĭng) pronunciation
adj.
Likely to develop in a desirable manner.

promisingly prom'is·ing·ly adv.

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adjective

  1. Showing great promise: coming, up-and-coming. Idioms: on the way up. See increase/decrease.
  2. Inspiring confidence or hope: cheering, encouraging, heartening, hopeful, likely. See help/harm/harmless.

Antonyms: promising
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adj

Definition: hopeful
Antonyms: hopeless, inauspicious, unfavorable, unpromising


WordNet: promising
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: showing possibility of achievement or excellence

Meaning #2: full or promise
  Synonym: bright


Translations: Promising
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lovende

Nederlands (Dutch)
veelbelovend

Français (French)
adj. - prometteur, qui promet

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vielversprechend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γεμάτος υποσχέσεις, ενθαρρυντικός, φέρελπις, πολλά υποσχόμενος

Italiano (Italian)
promettente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - promissor

Русский (Russian)
многообещающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - prometedor, que promete

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lovande, löftesrik

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有希望的, 前途有望的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有希望的, 前途有望的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 가망 있는, 유망한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 有望な, 見込みのある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) واعد, مرجو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מבטיח, בעל עתיד מבטיח‬


 
 
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