promising

promising
adj.
VERBS
be, look, seem, sound
ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
highly, particularly
far from (esp. BrE)

The outlook is far from promising.

Promising is used with these nouns: ↑avenue, ↑beginning, ↑candidate, ↑career, ↑direction, ↑future, ↑lead, ↑result, ↑sign, ↑start

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • Promising — Prom is*ing, a. Making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance; as, promising person; a promising day. {Prom is*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • promising — promising; un·promising; …   English syllables

  • promising — index auspicious, favorable (advantageous), possible, probable, promissory, propitious, viable …   Law dictionary

  • promising — [adj] hopeful able, assuring, auspicious, bright, encouraging, favorable, gifted, happy, likely, lucky, propitious, reassuring, rising, roseate, rosy, talented, up andcoming; concepts 406,548 Ant. hopeless, unpromising …   New thesaurus

  • promising — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing great potential. DERIVATIVES promisingly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • promising — [präm′is iŋ] adj. showing promise of success, excellence, etc. promisingly adv …   English World dictionary

  • promising — prom|is|ing [ˈprɔmısıŋ US ˈpra: ] adj showing signs of being successful or good in the future ▪ a promising career in law ▪ a promising young actor ▪ a promising start >promisingly adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • promising — promisingly, adv. promisingness, n. /prom euh sing/, adj. giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation. [1505 15; PROMISE + ING2] Syn. favorable, reassuring, encouraging. * * * …   Universalium

  • promising — prom|is|ing [ pramısıŋ ] adjective * likely to be successful or very good: a highly promising young artist Portland got off to a promising start with four points in the first minute. ╾ prom|is|ing|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • promising — [[t]prɒ̱mɪsɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is promising seems likely to be very good or successful. A school has honoured one of its brightest and most promising former pupils …   English dictionary

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