promising
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Synonyms & Antonyms for promising
Synonyms
auspicious, bright, encouraging, fair, golden, heartening, hopeful, likely, optimistic, propitious, rose-colored, roseate, rosy, upbeat
Antonyms
bleak, dark, depressing, desperate, discouraging, disheartening, dismal, downbeat, dreary, gloomy, hopeless, inauspicious, pessimistic, unencouraging, unlikely, unpromising, unpropitious
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The loss kept the Browns winless for 15 straight openers, dating back to 2004, and started this promising season 0-1. — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, "Baker Mayfield throws 3 picks and Browns commit 18 penalties 43-13 loss to Titans in opener," 8 Sep. 2019 Already an impressive shooter, Maxey is arguably the biggest spectacle on what seems to be a promising 2019 Kentucky team. — Emily Caron, SI.com, "The Dynamic Tyrese Maxey Could Be the Next Star Kentucky Guard," 4 Sep. 2019 What started as a promising football season for FAU in 2018 ended with a 5-7 disappointment, but that is all behind the Owls and coach Lane Kiffin now. — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, "Five storylines going into FAU fall football camp," 31 July 2019 Pace’s optimism simmers from spring practices, when Trubisky built on a promising, if not outstanding, 2018 season. — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Mitch Trubisky’s breakout season must begin with a cleaner training camp. Not just good — great.," 26 July 2019 The 6-foot-4, 315-pound standout had a promising freshman season on the gridiron as well, making six starts including a victory against rival USC. — Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, "Ogbonnia sets UCLA shot put record, wins gold at USATF U20 Championships," 1 July 2019 But the fans in Oakland saw that promising season go up in smoke with a loss to the Phoenix Suns in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. — Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, "A Basketball Mecca That Just Needed a Name," 13 June 2019 After a promising rookie season, Taylor, a 2017 fifth-round pick, failed to recapture his form last year following offseason back surgery. — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, "49ers’ Trent Taylor — now a Wes Welker protégé — hopes to regain form from 2017," 10 June 2019 His blood clot was a frustrating cap to what was a promising season. — Kyle Goon, Orange County Register, "Purple & Bold: Anthony Davis rumors are circling again. Here’s what’s changed.," 6 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'promising.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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