promising
adjective
[ ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ ]
• showing signs of future success.
• "a promising film actor"
Similar:
good,
encouraging,
favourable,
hopeful,
full of promise,
auspicious,
propitious,
optimistic,
positive,
bright,
rosy,
likely-looking,
heartening,
reassuring,
with potential,
budding,
up-and-coming,
rising,
coming,
in the making,
talented,
gifted,
able,
apt,
promise
verb
• assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen.
• "he promised to forward my mail"
Similar:
give one's word,
swear,
pledge,
vow,
undertake,
guarantee,
assure,
contract,
engage,
give an undertaking,
give an assurance,
commit oneself,
bind oneself,
swear/take an oath,
covenant,
plight,
• give good grounds for expecting (a particular occurrence).
• "forthcoming concerts promise a feast of music"
Similar:
indicate,
give an/every indication of,
lead one to expect,
point to,
denote,
signify,
be a sign of,
be evidence of,
show signs of,
hint at,
suggest,
give hope of,
hold out hopes of,
bespeak,
presage,
be a presage of,
augur,
herald,
bode,
foreshadow,
portend,
betoken,
foretoken,
forebode,
harbinger,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin promissum ‘something promised’, neuter past participle of promittere ‘put forth, promise’, from pro- ‘forward’ + mittere ‘send’.
