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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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Ministers privately and publicly would point to at least some economic indicators that were looking more promising.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 5, 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

Things had been far more promising for the Bruins early.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

He was doing nothing more promising than buying common stocks and nothing more complicated than sitting in a room reading financial statements.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis