unpromising in English

adjective
1
not giving hope of future success or good results.
the boy's natural intellect had survived in unpromising circumstances
synonyms:inauspiciousunfavorableunpropitiousdiscouragingdishearteninggloomybleakblackportentousominousill-omened
adjective

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1. Even so, although a small but dedicated audience of dance aficionados was emerging, the immediate prospects for professional theatrical dance in Canada remained unpromising.

2. OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) quotas on crude oil production, the lower price for oil, and the generally unpromising outlook on international markets reduced oil earnings.

3. …1950, after Indonesian independence, the Ambonese—many of whom had been educated in Christian schools and served in the Dutch administration and army—found their new social and economic prospects unpromising; they refused to join the unitary Republic of Indonesia and proclaimed an independent South Moluccan Republic.

4. [Circe is] a sly, petulant, and finally commanding voice that narrates the entirety of Miller's dazzling second novel….Readers will relish following the puzzle of this unpromising daughter of the sun god Helios and his wife, Perse, who had negligible use for their child….Expect Miller's readership to mushroom like one of Circe's spells.

5. Other articles where Ambonese is discussed: Ambon: …1950, after Indonesian independence, the Ambonese—many of whom had been educated in Christian schools and served in the Dutch administration and army—found their new social and economic prospects unpromising; they refused to join the unitary Republic of Indonesia and proclaimed an independent South Moluccan Republic.