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What is another word for Promising? – 152 Promising Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    encouraging reassuring heartening uplifting inspiring motivating hopeful optimistic positive favorable auspicious propitious encouraging cheering comforting reassuring pleasant agreeable satisfactory pleasing delightful attractive appealing inviting alluring enticing tempting persuasive convincing promising assured confident certain secure reliable dependable trustworthy faithful loyal dedicated committed

    Meaning of Promising

    Having a strong likelihood of success or a favorable outcome

    Definitions

    • Giving good grounds for expectation or hope
    • * Showing signs of future success or excellence

    Etymology of Promising

    The word "promising" originated from the Old French "promettre," meaning "to send forth," and the Latin "promittere," which is a combination of "pro" (forth) and "mittere" (to send)
    Historically, the term has been used to describe something or someone that shows potential for future success or achievement

    Example Uses

    • The new employee is very promising and has already shown great potential in her first few weeks
    • * The company's promising financial reports suggest a strong future ahead

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    disappointing discouraging disheartening unpromising unencouraging gloomy bleak dismal depressing hopeless pessimistic negative unfavorable adverse unfavorable unpropitious unfortunate unlucky disappointing disconcerting distressing disturbing worrying alarming threatening menacing ominous foreboding

    Related Nouns

    prospect future outlook possibility potential expectation hope promise guarantee assurance security certainty confidence faith trust reliance dependence loyalty dedication commitment obligation responsibility duty pledge vow oath

    Related Verbs

    promise assure guarantee ensure secure protect defend support encourage motivate inspire uplift hearten reassure comfort please satisfy delight attract appeal invite entice tempt persuade convince

    Related Adjectives

    hopeful optimistic positive favorable auspicious propitious encouraging reassuring comforting pleasant agreeable satisfactory pleasing delightful attractive appealing inviting alluring enticing tempting persuasive convincing confident certain secure reliable dependable trustworthy faithful loyal dedicated committed