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PROMISING Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word promising. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For PROMISING

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bleak
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• offering little or no hope

• providing no shelter or sustenance

• unpleasantly cold and damp

disappointing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not up to expectations

discouraging
adjectiveadj
adjective

• depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action

adjective satellite

• expressing disapproval in order to dissuade

disheartening
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• destructive of morale and self-reliance

futile
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• producing no result or effect

• unproductive of success

grim
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

• harshly ironic or sinister

• harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

hopeless
adjectiveadj
adjective

• without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

adjective satellite

• of a person unable to do something skillfully

• certain to fail

• (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform

unproductive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not producing or capable of producing

adjective satellite

• not producing desired results

unpromising
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment

Alternatives for BLEAK

Alternatives for DISAPPOINTING

Alternatives for DISCOURAGING

Alternatives for DISHEARTENING

Alternatives for FUTILE

Alternatives for GRIM

Alternatives for HOPELESS

Alternatives for UNPRODUCTIVE

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