prom ‧ is ‧ ing /ˈprɒməsɪŋ, ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ $ ˈprɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective
showing signs of being successful or good in the future:
a promising career in law
a promising young actor
a promising start
—promisingly adverb
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THESAURUS
▪ successful achieving what you wanted, or having the effect or result you intended:
He applied for a visa three times and in the end he was successful.
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The treatment was successful.
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It was a highly successful campaign.
▪ effective having the effect or result that was wanted - used especially about treatments, drugs, or methods:
The drug is effective against a range of diseases.
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We still haven't found an effective way to solve the problem.
▪ victorious successful as a result of winning in a game, election, war etc:
the captain of the victorious team
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She emerged victorious in the second round of voting.
▪ promising likely to be very successful in the future, used especially about someone who is good at a job, sport, art etc:
a promising young athlete
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He gave up a promising career in banking.
▪ thriving very successful – used about a company, industry, or organization that is doing well at a particular time:
The area has a thriving tourist industry.
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The school is thriving academically.
▪ booming extremely successful – used about an economy, or when business or trade is increasing:
the booming economy in China
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Business is booming.