UNPROMISINGLY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

unpromisingly

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as in insufficiently

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Like Alito’s paisanes, my Mexican family was also demonized for supposedly being insufficiently American and posing a threat to national unity.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
At times, some groups may feel overlooked or insufficiently welcomed, reminding us that inclusion is a value that must continually be expanded and reaffirmed.

— Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of insufficiently

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Without the federal government as a consistent partner, local efforts are inadequately supported.

— Monitor Reader, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2026
Indian troops were deployed to thwart Chinese advances but were reportedly inadequately supplied, underprepared, and overwhelmed.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

Definition of inadequately

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People get denied benefits, misrouted or wrongly flagged, and no breach ever triggers an alarm.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The number of people wrongly registered grew by more than 100 by last year, but the state found that only about 30 ineligible voters had cast ballots.

— Geoff Mulvihill, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026

Definition of wrongly

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An earlier version of this article mistakenly listed John Thune’s home state as North Dakota.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Still, there are some animal behaviors that are perhaps easier to explain, such as mistakenly engaging in dusk or dawn routines.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026

Definition of mistakenly

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The attempt by former HFPA members to leverage the Golden Globe Foundation, an independent nonprofit, simply to secure Golden Globes tickets is an unfortunate distraction that inappropriately diverts resources from legitimate charitable causes.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 July 2026
The mother wrote in the complaint that Duffey had convinced her daughter to come to his hotel room on a trip and touched her inappropriately, sent her inappropriate messages and paid her to stay quiet about it.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of inappropriately

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The judge is accused of improperly threatening to jail the DA and two other county prosecutors.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
The filing also claims that her case was improperly transferred from juvenile court to adult court, alleging that her trial and conviction ultimately violated her constitutional rights.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Definition of improperly

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Reuters — The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday that seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets registered in the US were incorrectly installed and need to be fixed.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Senior engineering judgment—the ability to spot a bad architecture, understand why a system will fail under load, know when a business rule has been encoded incorrectly—has always been built through years of junior-level struggle.

— Vaibhav Gujral, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

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