Meanings
adjectiveunpromising (comparative more unpromising, superlative most unpromising)
comparative more unpromising · superlative most unpromising
- Not promising.
The main reason for Mr Bush’s enduring popularity is a health initiative he personally championed with the unpromising acronym of Pepfar.
2019 July 17, David Pilling, “Why George W Bush is Africa’s favourite US president”, in Financial Times, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2021
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of unpromise
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveunlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishpromising
- Englishunpromising
Translations
Norwegian lite lovende
- lite lovendenot promising
Spanish poco atractivo, poco prometedor
- poco atractivonot promising
- poco prometedornot promising
Cite this entry
APA
unpromising. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpromising
MLA
“unpromising.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpromising. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpromising,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpromising.
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