more promising

ADJECTIVE

hopeful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

auspicious bright encouraging gifted talented up-and-coming

STRONG

assuring reassuring rising

WEAK

able favorable happy likely lucky propitious roseate rosy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dull unhappy unintelligent

WEAK

hopeless unpromising

Example Sentences

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The company said it would continue to restructure the business to prepare it for profitability, adding that the current backdrop was more promising.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

On the other hand, there’s a much more promising effect that is developing in the profession.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Zubimendi sprints to find separation from his marker before receiving a pass from goalkeeper David Raya in a more dangerous, but more promising, position compared to the central defenders.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

However, the team identifies a different class of relatively pristine asteroids that display olivine and spinel signatures as more promising mining targets.

From Science Daily • Dec. 25, 2025

But the bottom line was that we were far from poor and our future was promising, maybe even more promising for the fact that it couldn’t easily be planned.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama