Antonyms for promising
ˈprɒm ə sɪŋpromis·ing

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1. promisingadjective

   showing possibility of achievement or excellence

   "a promising young man"

   Antonyms:
   unlikely, unfortunate, inauspicious

   Synonyms:
   hopeful, bright

2. bright, hopeful, promisingadjective

   full or promise

   "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway"

   Antonyms:
   unfortunate, unlikely, inauspicious

   Synonyms:
   smart, hopeful, vivid, shiny, undimmed, bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous, burnished

How to use promising in a sentence?

1. Mike Pompeo:

   It should also remind us all what is too easy to turn away from : there is evil in the world and the barbarians leading North Korea are a part of North Korea, one of the highlights of my time as secretary of state was bringing home three Americans from the clutches of such a regime. But the joy I felt that night was tempered by the knowledge that we could not do the same for Otto Warmbier and Otto Warmbier family. The promising future of Otto Warmbier was crushed by North Korea’s inhumanity. This makes our duty to remember Otto Warmbier so real for me. It would be fitting to name this street in New York City in honor of Otto Warmbier as a reminder to the North Koreans, and to the world, that America will never suffer brutal dictators without responding, that we value life and that we will not rest until those responsible for heinous actions like theirs have been confronted.

2. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan:

   From the beginning of this investigation, our investigators have been fully committed to determining exactly how Mikayla's promising life ended. Mikayla's death is an unspeakable tragedy for her loved ones and the entire community.

3. George Paul:

   In other countries, success has been achieved with embryo transfer in a different rhino species, thus that, as a technique, can be presupposed to be the most promising, however, consultations are ongoing amongst different reproductive technique experts on the way forward.

4. Pete Buttigieg:

   We're not going to win by playing it safe or promising a return to normal. We are where we are because normal broke.

5. Passos Coelho:

   What is happening in Europe is that responsible governments cannot go promising to people what the reality won't allow them to implement, when they come to power the reality is that they have to confront problems and have to do exactly what the Portuguese government has done.

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