Synonyms for promising
ˈprɒm ə sɪŋpromis·ing

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1. promisingadjective

   showing possibility of achievement or excellence

   "a promising young man"

   Synonyms:
   hopeful, bright

   Antonyms:
   unlikely, unfortunate, inauspicious

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   unfortunate, unlikely, inauspicious

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1. promisingadjective

   Synonyms:
   encouraging, giving ground of hope

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1. List of paraphrases for "promising":

   hopeful, auspicious, promise, encouraging, bright, up-and-coming, high-potential, exciting

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1. Antoni Macierewicz:

   Indeed, the recent talks between Raytheon (and Poland) are very, very promising and one may say that a breakthrough has taken place, raytheon has agreed to our minimal condition aimed at securing that at least 50 percent of the money which is to be spent of the Patriot system (Raytheon's missile defense system) would be spent on works done by Polish plants.

2. Jessica Scott:

   We really need to do a lot more research and a lot more work, but it's very promising that this NASA exercise framework could be applied to help the approximately 1 million individuals that will be diagnosed with cancer in the United States this year, as well as the over 15 million cancer survivors in the United States today.

3. James Bethell:

   These real-world findings are extremely promising and show our historic vaccination program is having a significant impact across The UK by reducing infections among people of all ages, including those with underlying health conditions.

4. Sony Kapoor:

   Investing in infrastructure is one of the most promising ways to unlock growth potentials.

5. White HouseBut Biden:

   Again, I’m not promising we can end it tomorrow, but I promise you we’re going to continue to make progress to eliminate systemic racism, and every branch of the White House and the federal government is going to be part of that effort.