UNPROMISINGLY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

unpromisingly

adverb

as in insufficiently

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Soenen alleges Brown officials were insufficiently responsive to her questions about the process.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Internal pressure gave the missile its structural rigidity, meaning the vehicle could buckle if insufficiently pressurized.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of insufficiently

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In total, supervisors found that Sguros did not respond or responded inadequately to calls for service on four separate dates in 2024.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Even as funding pours in, first responders say the village remains inadequately prepared to protect residents and tourists.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of inadequately

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By that point — more than a decade after my symptoms began — other diseases that mimic MS had been ruled out, but only because I was forced to inquire about them after doctors had wrongly written off MS early in my diagnostic search.

— Lindsay Karp, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
The civil case seeks judicial review to override the council’s decision, which attorneys for the church argue was wrongly made, oversteps city authority and violates the Cathedral’s First Amendment rights to freely practice religion.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of wrongly

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Photos taken by a 17-year-old girl who said a Newton man stuck his hand through the seat on their flight to touch her inappropriately.

— Gustavo Atencio Flores, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
There is also evidence that psychopathy evidence is being inappropriately relied on in death penalty cases.

— David DeMatteo, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of inappropriately

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Masterson’s lawyers objected and argued on appeal that the court had improperly intruded into interpretation of church doctrine.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
The plaintiffs’ lawyers noted in their filing that at least a half dozen suits currently pending in federal court in San Francisco related to musical compositions being improperly used to train artificial intelligence.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of improperly

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The story also incorrectly described the status of a bill allowing women to get a divorce while pregnant.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
In May 2026, Musk said that US military suicide drones set up by a contractor incorrectly used Starlink instead of Starshield.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026

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