promising
/ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ
/adjective
Showing signs of future success: a promising film actor a promising start to the season...
- For Zoe, her talent and her ability to think critically and freely has become her ticket to an adventurous, bright and promising future.
- While some will end up with a promising start to their future careers, others will have to live with the poor results they received in the National College Entrance Examination.
- Even though most parents realize that success in school can create a more promising future, they may underestimate their own potential to impact learning.
Synonyms
good, encouraging, favourable, hopeful, full of promise, auspicious, propitious, optimistic, positive, bright, rosy, likely-looking, heartening, reassuring
with potential, budding, up-and-coming, rising, coming, in the making;
talented, gifted, able, apt
Derivatives
promisingly
/ adverb ...- They began promisingly enough and twice eased in front in the early minutes, but they did no more than flatter to deceive and were a well beaten side long before the hour had run its course.
- This year started promisingly for Tony Labbozzetta.
- More to the point, why is it suddenly raining outside when I've just finished a load of washing that needs to dry and it was promisingly sunny and breezy an hour ago?