promising

adjective/ˈprɑmɪsɪŋ/

Frequency rank: #3,666 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Showing signs that something good is likely to happen.

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Example sentence

Her early performance was very promising, showing great potential for the future.

Synonyms & related words

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