'Unpromising' definitions:
Definition of 'unpromising'
From: WordNet
adjective
Unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment; "faced an unpromising task"; "music for unpromising combinations of instruments"
Synonyms of 'unpromising'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adverse,
- apocalyptic,
- bad,
- baleful,
- baneful,
- black,
- bodeful,
- boding,
- dark,
- dire,
- doomful,
- doubtable,
- doubtful,
- dreary,
- dubious,
- dubitable,
- evil,
- evil-starred,
- fateful,
- foreboding,
- gloomy,
- hardly possible,
- hopeless,
- ill,
- ill-boding,
- ill-fated,
- ill-omened,
- ill-starred,
- implausible,
- improbable,
- inauspicious,
- incredible,
- lowering,
- menacing,
- more than doubtful,
- of evil portent,
- ominous,
- portending,
- portentous,
- questionable,
- sinister,
- somber,
- threatening,
- unfavorable,
- unfortunate,
- unlikely,
- unlucky,
- unpropitious,
- untoward