unpromising

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Recent Examples of unpromising That prize, her grandson, is bright and kind and full of huge promise in an unpromising time and place. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025 The hype for this year’s outing was undermined by what looked to be an unpromising matchup; at 6-5, Michigan was a 20.5-point underdog heading into its road trip to No. 2 Ohio State (10-1). Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024 Johnson campaigned against an unpromising backdrop: nearly ten years of austerity cuts under successive Tory governments, doubts about his flamboyant character, and fratricidal division within his party over Brexit. Pippa Norris, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2020 That led the Initiative in an unpromising direction. Steve Denning, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unpromising
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpromising
Adjective
  • Macroeconomic Vulnerability Broadcom’s stock has exhibited lower resilience during unfavorable market conditions compared to the overall market.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • The deal allegedly promised Netanyahu positive coverage in Mozes’ newspaper Yediot Ahronoth while the Israeli Prime Minister would consider legislation unfavorable to rival newspaper Israel Hayom.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Immediate, irreparable harm When the government creates a policy that might violate the Constitution or federal law, affected people can sue in federal court to stop it.
    Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
  • Their outcomes are far from certain, and the cases might be decided only after irreparable damage has been done.
    Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Trump, too, has inexplicable lapses of babbling and has fallen asleep at inauspicious moments.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
  • Even the romantic lighting during Chelsea’s reunion with Rick read as inauspicious.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But most in the audience clung onto the notion that at best, globalization and integration had reached a bump in the road, believing that globalization was inevitable, immutable and irreversible.
    Paul Laudicina, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • The shift from partner to caregiver was instantaneous and irreversible.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • The other four are: Columbus, New Mexico, on July 14 Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on July 21 Del Rio, Texas, on August 18 Laredo, Texas, on September 15 Each reopening will be evaluated for adverse effects before proceeding to the next phase.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
  • Then, notify the FDA MedWatch adverse event program.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Did Middle Tennessee State expose Miami’s uncorrectable problems?
    Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Yes, there are some uncorrectable changes, but those changes aren’t currently causing any problems for the James Webb team.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 21 July 2022

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“Unpromising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpromising. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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