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Get to know Unpromising better with 8 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like inauspicious or unfortunate.

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Unpromising in a sentence

Unpromising meaning

Not promising.

Synonyms of Unpromising

inauspicious unfortunate

Related words

Other words often associated with Unpromising or its synonyms:

ill disastrous misfortunate untoward abject roofless auspicious unpropitious fateful unfavourable calamitous miserable

Using Unpromising

  • The main meaning on this page is: Not promising.
  • Useful related words include: inauspicious, unfortunate.

Context around Unpromising

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

distinctly 1× looks 1×

Often after:

fq1 1× polls 1× scraps 1× task 1× beginnings 1×

Sentence patterns with Unpromising

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

be distinctly unpromising or unprofitable 1× future looks unpromising as well 1× given the unpromising fq1 23 1× method as unpromising 1× of these unpromising beginnings frederick 1× turn around unpromising polls in 1× villages into unpromising scraps of 1× was an unpromising task if 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

barber s skill 1× check out new 1× holmes focused on 1× if ever there 1× now to prove 1× the future looks 1×

Common sentence endings:

method as unpromising 1× of conquering thuggee 1× performance thus far 1× sanders and buttigieg 1× scraps of land 1× unpromising as well 1×

Words around Unpromising

Just before it in the word index:

unprogressive 5 unprogrammed 5 unprofitable 111 unprofitability 3 unprofessionally 4 unprofessionalism 7

Just after it in the word index:

unpromoted 5 unprompted 29 unpronounceable 10 unpronounced 2 unpropitious 3 unprotected 175

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Unpromising

  • In this selection, "unpromising" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, distinctly, looks, fq1, polls and scraps stand out and add context to how "unpromising" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include be distinctly unpromising or unprofitable and future looks unpromising as well. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "unpromising" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with unpromising

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The future looks unpromising as well. (6 words)

Holmes focused on lead dating, because he regarded the helium method as unpromising. (13 words)

Out of these unpromising beginnings Frederick William managed to rebuild his war-ravaged territories. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Now, to prove his campaign has life and to turn around unpromising polls in New Hampshire, he is under pressure to create “moments” that could slow Sanders and Buttigieg. (29 words)

If ever there was an unpromising task, if ever there was a hopeless task in the world, surely it was offered here—the task of conquering Thuggee. (27 words)

Therefore, we believe the TSM stock may underperform from current levels over the next few quarters, especially given the unpromising FQ1'23 performance thus far. (25 words)

Example sentences (8)

Therefore, we believe the TSM stock may underperform from current levels over the next few quarters, especially given the unpromising FQ1'23 performance thus far.

Now, to prove his campaign has life and to turn around unpromising polls in New Hampshire, he is under pressure to create “moments” that could slow Sanders and Buttigieg.

Barber’s skill is to come up with idiosyncratic interpretations, packing entirely legal little villages into unpromising scraps of land.

Check out new investment opportunities, and don’t be unduly concerned if a previous course of action now appears to be distinctly unpromising or unprofitable.

The future looks unpromising as well.

Holmes focused on lead dating, because he regarded the helium method as unpromising.

If ever there was an unpromising task, if ever there was a hopeless task in the world, surely it was offered here—the task of conquering Thuggee.

Out of these unpromising beginnings Frederick William managed to rebuild his war-ravaged territories.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "unpromising" in a sentence?
An example: "Therefore, we believe the TSM stock may underperform from current levels over the next few quarters, especially given the unpromising FQ1'23 performance thus far." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "unpromising" from authentic English texts.
What does "unpromising" mean?
Unpromising means: Not promising.
What are synonyms of "unpromising"?
Common synonyms of "unpromising" include: inauspicious, unfortunate.
How many example sentences with "unpromising" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "unpromising", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.