有望|ゆうぼうyuubou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- na-adjective, nounpromising; hopeful; full of promise
Conjugation
| Plain form | 有望（ゆうぼう） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 有望です（ゆうぼうです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 有望ではない（ゆうぼうではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 有望ではありません（ゆうぼうではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 有望だった（ゆうぼうだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 有望ではなかった（ゆうぼうではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 有望で（ゆうぼうで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 有望に（ゆうぼうに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 有望なら（ゆうぼうなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym頼もしいたのもしいNeutralMeans reliable and reassuring, someone you can count on; 「有望」 is about having a promising future ahead.
- Synonym末頼もしいすえたのもしいNeutralDescribes someone whose future inspires confidence, typically young people, as in 「末頼もしい若者」; 「有望」 is more written-style and objective.
- Synonym多望たぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare; means having a promising future. In everyday speech, use 「有望」 instead.
- Related有力ゆうりょくNeutralMeans influential or strong, and likely to win or be chosen, as in 「有力候補」; 「有望」 stresses future prospects.
- Antonym絶望的ぜつぼうてきNeutralAntonym: opposite to 「有望」 in whether prospects exist; describes a situation that is utterly hopeless.
Use 「有望」 for a bright, promising future, as in 「将来有望」 and 「有望株」. For a promising young person, 「末頼もしい」 fits; for a strong candidate likely to win, 「有力」. The antonym is 「絶望的」.
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