Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Unpromising.
5 letter answer(s) to unpromising
BLEAK
offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things"
providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"
small freshwater coarse fish
unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
3 letter answer(s) to unpromising
DIM
become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
lacking clarity or distinctness;
lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music"
made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"
make dim by comparison or conceal
make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things"
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"-
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