promising

American  

[prom-uh-sing] / ˈprɒm ə sɪŋ /

adjective

1. giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well.

   a promising young man; a promising situation.

   Synonyms:

   favorable

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promising British  

/ ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ /

adjective

1. showing promise of favourable development or future success

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Other Word Forms

• promisingly adverb
• promisingness noun

Etymology

Origin of promising

First recorded in 1505–15; promise + -ing ²

Example Sentences

She stepped away from the industry after Robin Williams, her co-lead in the short-lived but promising series, “The Crazy Ones,” died in 2014.

From Salon

"At the same time, our insights into the protein TMEM175 offer a promising target structure for the development of drugs to treat or prevent neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's."

From Science Daily

Information Minister Zhemu Soda said the Zimbabweans had been lured by shadowy agencies promising lucrative jobs abroad using "social media platforms as their primary hunting ground".

From BBC

With a stock that costs more than Alibaba’s, some investors wonder if MiniMax is too expensive, especially as it faces fierce competition from other promising startups and Big Tech.

From The Wall Street Journal

Astronomers searching for extraterrestrial life have now identified the most promising places to look.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• auspicious
• bright
• encouraging
• gifted
• talented
• up-and-coming