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unpromising


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NOT PRODUCING A DESIRED RESULT


Millions was spent on developing the treatment, but early tests show it is unpromising.

Synonyms and examples


unsuccessful
Our attempts to change the law were unsuccessful.
failed
The company went bankrupt pouring money into yet another failed product.
bad
Sales have been really bad this quarter.
fruitless
All our pleas that she remain in university were fruitless - she left anyway.
unfruitful
The negotiations were unfruitful.
unproductive
We've had a terribly unproductive meeting.
ineffective
The trial shows that this drug is an ineffective treatment for cancer.
non-effective
This approach to increasing revenue was non-effective.
unviable
The party's plan to drastically cut taxes was economically unviable.
nonviable
The business was deemed commercially non-viable.
unavailing
formalliterary
His attentions to the heiress were courteous but unavailing.
vain
He campaigned night and day in a vain attempt to win the party nomination.
disastrous
He made a disastrous foray into politics.
pathetic
disapproving
His pathetic attempt at a joke failed spectacularly.
be dead in the water
They pulled funding, so the project is dead in the water.
go adrift
informal
After the kids left home, their marriage went adrift.

Antonym and example


successful
She ran a very successful campaign.
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frustrated
struggling
on the ropes
informal
not last long
washed up
on the rocks
informal
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If something is unsuccessful, it does not produce a desired result. If someone is unsuccessful, they are not acheiving wealth, popularity, or success .

unpromising | American Thesaurus


unpromising


adjective
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UNFAVORABLE


Synonyms


unfavorable
not favorable
adverse
poor
unsuited
ill-suited
unpropitious
inauspicious
regrettable
unhappy
infelicitous
bad
disadvantageous
untimely
inconvenient
inopportune
unseasonable
ill-favored
unfortunate

OMINOUS


Synonyms


ominous
threatening
minatory
menacing
foreboding
sinister
dismaying
disquieting
portentous
fateful
unpropitious
unfavorable
inauspicious
ill-starred
portending evil
unlucky
ill-omened
monitory

Antonyms


encouraging
promising
favorable
propitious
auspicious

WOEFUL


Synonyms


woeful
of very poor quality
unlikely
awful
hopeless
terrible
bad
dreadful
horrible
miserable
appalling

Antonyms


promising
likely
excellent
wonderful
fine

INAUSPICIOUS


Synonyms


inauspicious
ill-chosen
badly timed
ill-omened
unpropitious
unfavorable
unlucky
unfortunate
infelicitous
disastrous

Antonyms


auspicious
favorable
propitious
fortunate
lucky
happy
providential
well-timed
hopeful
promising

BLEAK


Synonyms


distressing
somber
forbidding
bleak
gloomy
dreary
dismal
grim
depressing
cheerless

Antonyms


bright
cheerful
cheery
sunny
pleasant
genial
promising
encouraging
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