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prom·is·ing
 promising
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- pronunciation:
- pra
mih
sIng
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
seeming likely to succeed or turn out well in the future.
She is one of the most promising players at the basketball camp.The weather looks promising for our picnic tomorrow.- synonyms:
- favorable, hopeful
- antonyms:
- bleak, ominous
- similar words:
- best, likely, optimistic, possible, probable, reassuring, rosy
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| related words: |
golden, likely, rosy, well |
| derivation: |
promisingly (adv.) |
The word promising
contains the following part:
mit, mis1, mitt, miss, -mise
Latin
root
that means send, let go
  Example words:
admission, admit, admittance, commission, commissioner, commit, committee, compromise, dismiss, emission, emit, missile, mission, missionary, omit, permission, permit, premise, promise, promising, remission, submit, transmission, transmit, transmitter
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