What is another word for un-promising?
Pronunciation:
[ ˈʌnpɹˈɒmɪsɪŋ], [ ˈʌnpɹˈɒmɪsɪŋ], [ ˈʌ_n_p_ɹ_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_s_ɪ_ŋ]
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Synonyms for Un-promising:
adj.
• bleak (adjective)- drear,
- dismal,
- grim,
- hard,
- somber,
- gloomy,
- harsh,
- mournful,
- lonely,
- cheerless,
- comfortless,
- unpromising,
- disheartening,
- joyless,
- dreary,
- melancholy,
- funereal,
- black,
- discouraging,
- oppressive,
- hopeless,
- sad,
- dark.
- hateful,
- antagonistic,
- ominous,
- unpropitious,
- adverse,
- impertinent,
- injurious,
- unlucky,
- hurtful,
- harmful,
- ungracious,
- threatening,
- unfriendly,
- cross,
- foul,
- sinister,
- hostile,
- disrespectful,
- malicious,
- foreboding,
- wrong,
- detrimental,
- vile,
- ill-mannered,
- sullen,
- malevolent,
- disturbing,
- wicked,
- inauspicious,
- unfavorable,
- deleterious,
- damaging,
- noxious,
- nocent,
- unwholesome,
- unfortunate,
- Nocuous,
- cantankerous,
- inimical,
- ruinous,
- surly,
- acrimonious,
- iniquitous,
- unhealthy,
- unkind.
- bad,
- baleful,
- evil,
- dire,
- Ill-boding,
- impending,
- inopportune,
- ill-omened,
- untoward,
- baneful,
- fateful,
- untimely.
- haunting,
- fearful,
- malign,
- dangerous,
- minatory,
- Presaging,
- direful,
- lowering,
- malificent,
- doomed,
- prescient,
- Precursive,
- prophetic,
- suggestive,
- malefic,
- perilous,
- inhospitable,
- portentous,
- clouded,
- Augural,
- forbidding,
- Doomful,
- ill-fated,
- apocalyptic,
- premonitory.
- contrary,
- inadvisable,
- malapropos,
- inconvenient,
- Discommodious,
- ill-advised,
- unfit,
- negative,
- infelicitous,
- low,
- troublesome,
- destructive,
- late,
- unseemly,
- inexpedient,
- unsuited,
- tardy,
- regrettable,
- calamitous,
- unseasonable,
- opposed,
- objectionable,
- disadvantageous,
- poor,
- ill,
- improper.
- decrepit,
- unsuitable,
- mistaken,
- feeble,
- incompatible,
- uncongenial,
- out of place,
- incorrect,
- valueless,
- dragging,
- can't make the grade,
- not fit,
- flimsy,
- inharmonious,
- ill-suited,
- unbecoming,
- uncool,
- inapplicable,
- ill-equipped,
- laid low,
- inadequate,
- Unmeet,
- rocky,
- poorly,
- inappropriate,
- incongruous,
- unlikely,
- below par,
- down,
- ill-adapted,
- out of shape,
- useless,
- ineffective,
- out of element,
- debilitated,
- discordant.
How to use "Un-promising" in context?
Un-promising. It's a word that often brings to mind images of depressing venues or underfunded programs. But, as it turns out, "un-promising" can also describe a surprisingly promising opportunity.
In 2012, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a report indicating that the number of small businesses in the U.S. had increased by 67 percent between 2007 and 2012. This growth is good news for businesses of all sizes, as it indicates that there is an increasing demand for products and services produced by small businesses.
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