unpromising
Definitions
Not showing signs of future success or favorable results.
Unlikely to be successful or enjoyable.
Examples
The weather forecast looked unpromising for our outdoor wedding ceremony.
Despite an unpromising start to the season, the team managed to reach the playoffs.
Synonyms
unfavorable bleak discouraging hopeless inauspicious gloomy disappointing
Antonyms
promising favorable encouraging hopeful auspicious bright optimistic