Synonyms of unpromising

1 Syllable

black, drear, bad, dire

2 Syllables

evil, doomful, unfit

3 Syllables

untoward, baleful, ominous, fateful, ill-boding, baneful, impending, sinister, unlucky, threatening

4 Syllables

malificent, ill-equipped, inauspicious, precursive, foreboding, unpropitious, ill-omened, discouraging, untimely

5 Syllables

unfavorable, premonitory, inopportune, unfortunate