promising
Looking quite hopeful
Promising describes something that shows signs of future success, excellence, or favorable development.
A promising student displays early talent; a promising career appears headed toward achievement.
The word carries inherent optimism—when we call something promising, we're betting on potential that hasn't yet been fully realized.
The initial results look promising.
She's one of the most promising young directors in independent film.
Indicating future success
- propitiousFavorable for success
- encouragingGiving confidence or hope
- hearteningInspiring confidence or cheer
- reassuringRestoring calm or confidence
positive · bright · rosy · golden · fortunate · opportune · timely · advantageous
Seeking to achieve
- up-and-comingLikely to succeed soon
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- emergingComing into view
- risingAct of ascending
expectant · anticipating · forward-looking · encouraged · heartened · optimistic · confident · buoyant
Having natural ability
- giftedGiven as present
- capableHaving required skills
- ableHaving requisite skill
- aptNaturally suited or inclined
skillful · prodigious · precocious · brilliant · exceptional · remarkable · outstanding · impressive
Making a solemn promise
- vowingPromising solemnly
- swearingProfane speech or vows
- guaranteeingPromising with certainty
- assuringGiving confident guarantees
committing · undertaking · agreeing · consenting · contracting · covenanting · binding · obligating
auspicious
Indicating future success
- propitiousFavorable for success
- encouragingGiving confidence or hope
- hearteningInspiring confidence or cheer
reassuring · positive · bright · rosy · golden · fortunate · opportune · timely · advantageous · beneficial
aspiring
Seeking to achieve
- up-and-comingLikely to succeed soon
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- emergingComing into view
rising · expectant · anticipating · forward-looking · encouraged · heartened · optimistic · confident · buoyant · sanguine
talented
Having natural ability
apt · skillful · prodigious · precocious · brilliant · exceptional · remarkable · outstanding · impressive · noteworthy
pledging
Making a solemn promise
- vowingPromising solemnly
- swearingProfane speech or vows
- guaranteeingPromising with certainty
assuring · committing · undertaking · agreeing · consenting · contracting · covenanting · binding · obligating · dedicating
- conversationlistening, talk, talking, chat, speaking
- market outlookbullish, bearish, optimistic, pessimistic, forecast
- pragmaticspresupposition, context, inference, locution, pragmatics
- positive outlookhopeful, positive, optimistic, upbeat, cheerful
- assertionsassertions, asserting, assert, statements, stating
- speech actsspeaking, talking, uttering, pronouncement, locution
promisingunpromising
Showing little potential
hopeless · bleak · grim · ominous · inauspicious
promisingdiscouraging
Causing loss of confidence
disheartening · dispiriting · demoralizing · depressing · deflating
- pinky promisingFinger-linked childhood vow