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more promising

ADJECTIVE

hopeful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

auspicious bright encouraging gifted talented up-and-coming

STRONG

assuring reassuring rising

WEAK

able favorable happy likely lucky propitious roseate rosy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dull unhappy unintelligent

WEAK

hopeless unpromising

Example Sentences

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That helps the airline avoid overpromising and being forced to later cut its expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

But investors have gotten used to Musk’s overpromising over the years.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025

“There’s always a balance between meeting people where they’re at and connecting with them in a way that resonates, while also not overpromising, underdelivering, or misleading anyone.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

And the unexpected return of Oasis's iconic Mancunian contemporaries The Stone Roses in 2011, after a 20-year absence, highlighted the danger of overpromising and underdelivering.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024

“They’re not providing the energy that we’re relying on them for. They’re overpromising and underdelivering,” said Ari Eisenstadt, an energy equity manager with the California Environmental Justice Alliance.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023