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promising
prom·is·ing P0593200 (prŏm′ĭ-sĭng)adj. Likely to develop in a desirable manner.
prom′is·ing·ly adv.promising (ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ) or promisefuladjshowing promise of favourable development or future success ˈpromisingly advprom•is•ing (ˈprɒm ə sɪŋ)
adj. giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well. [1505–15] prom′is•ing•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | promising - showing possibility of achievement or excellence; "a promising young man"likely - has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job" | | 2. | promising - full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway"hopeful, brightauspicious - auguring favorable circumstances and good luck; "an auspicious beginning for the campaign" |
promisingadjective1. encouraging, likely, bright, reassuring, hopeful, favourable, rosy, auspicious, propitious, full of promise a new and promising stage in the negotiations
encouraging discouraging, unfavourable, unpromising, inauspicious2. talented, able, gifted, rising, likely, up-and-coming one of the school's brightest and most promising pupilspromisingadjective1. Showing great promise:coming, up-and-coming.Idiom: on the way up.2. Inspiring confidence or hope:cheering, encouraging, heartening, hopeful, likely.Translationspromise (ˈpromis) verb1. to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc). I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)! 允諾 允诺2. to say or give one's assurance that one will give. He promised me a new dress. 向...保證給予...(或答應...) 向...保证给予...（或答应...） 3. to show signs of future events or developments. This situation promises well for the future. 有...的可能 有...的可能 noun1. something promised. He made a promise; I'll go with you – that's a promise! 諾言，承諾的事物 诺言，承诺的事物 2. a sign of future success. She shows great promise in her work. (有)前途，(有)出息 （有）前途，（有）出息 ˈpromising adjective showing promise; likely to be good. She's a promising pianist; Her work is promising. 有希望的，有前途的 有希望的，有前途的
promising
promise (one) the moonTo promise one something that cannot be done. Your clients will come to distrust you if you keep promising them the moon.See also: moon, promisepromise (one) the earthTo promise one something that is not feasible or cannot be done. Your clients will come to distrust you if you keep promising them the earth and then inevitably fail to deliver.See also: earth, promisepromise (one) the worldTo promise one something that is not feasible or cannot be done. Your clients will come to distrust you if you keep promising them the world and then inevitably fail to deliver.See also: promise, worldpromise to1. To give one a solemn pledge or assurance that one will do something. You promised to cut the lawn today! Sorry, I can't come with you tonight. I promised to take my little sister to the movies.2. To give one a solemn pledge or assurance that someone can have something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "promise" and "to" to specify what has been promised. Jenny promised her baseball card collection to me when she moves. I can't give this to you—I promised it to my nephew.See also: promisepromise something to someoneto pledge something to someone. I promised this vase to my niece. Is this book promised to anyone?See also: promiseMedicalSeePROMISELegalSeePromisepromising
Synonyms for promisingadj encouragingSynonyms- encouraging
- likely
- bright
- reassuring
- hopeful
- favourable
- rosy
- auspicious
- propitious
- full of promise
Antonyms- discouraging
- unfavourable
- unpromising
- inauspicious
adj talentedSynonyms- talented
- able
- gifted
- rising
- likely
- up-and-coming
Synonyms for promisingadj showing great promiseSynonymsadj inspiring confidence or hopeSynonyms- cheering
- encouraging
- heartening
- hopeful
- likely
Synonyms for promisingadj showing possibility of achievement or excellenceRelated Wordsadj full or promiseSynonymsRelated Words |