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promising

adjective

1 promising

Showing possibility of achievement or excellence.

Roget 768: promising etc. v.; promissory; votive; under hand and seal, upon oath.    promised etc. v.; affianced, pledged, bound; ... show more

2 promising

Likely to turn out well in the future:
— The scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career.

synonyms: bright, hopeful.

Roget 858: hoping etc. v.; in hopes etc. n.; hopeful, confident; secure etc. (certain) 484; sanguine, in good heart, ... show more


Moby thesaurus: apt, auspicious, benign, benignant, bright, bright with promise, cheering, couleur de rose, encouraging, fair, favorable, favoring, foreseeable, fortunate, full of promise, golden, good, happy, heartening, hopeful ... show more.

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