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A prominent politician is to be invited to cut the ribbon
opening the new bridge. 3 protuberant, protruding, protrusive,
projecting, jutting (out); excrescent, bulging, raised,
elevated: She has a rather prominent chin. There is one
prominent spot on the tabletop that needs more sanding.
promiscuous
adj. 1 indiscriminate, undiscriminating, unselective,
non-selective, non-discriminatory, unconscientious, heedless,
haphazard, indifferent, uncaring, uncritical, unfussy,
unfastidious, disregardful, neglectful, negligent, slipshod,
slovenly, irresponsible, careless, cursory, perfunctory,
unthinking, thoughtless, unconsidered: The promiscuous massacre
of civilians caused an international outcry. 2 lax, loose,
unchaste, wanton, wild, uninhibited, unrestrained, ungoverned,
uncontrolled, unbridled, uncurbed, immoderate, abandoned,
amoral, immoral, indecent, libertine, licentious, dissipated,
dissolute, depraved, profligate, debauched, fast; unfaithful,
faithless, dishonourable: Nothing you say could persuade me to
condone your promiscuous behaviour. 3 mixed, miscellaneous,
heterogeneous, random, intermixed, jumbled, disorderly,
disordered, confused, chaotic, motley, intermixed, intermingled,
scrambled, unorganized, disorganized, unsystematic,
unsystematized, helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy, hotchpotch or
US also hodgepodge: There is a somewhat promiscuous collection
of books in his library that well reflects the eclecticism of
his tastes.
promise n. 1 assurance, (solemn) word (of honour), pledge, vow, oath,
undertaking, engagement, bond, commitment, guaranty, guarantee,
warranty; agreement, contract, covenant, compact: You have my
promise that the book will be completed by the deadline. She
broke her promise to marry him. Unlike a contract, a promise
does not imply a mutual commitment. 2 expectation, potential,
capability; likelihood, probability: This first novel shows a
lot of promise. There is little promise that compensation will
be paid to the victims by the government.
--v. 3 assure, give one's word (of honour), pledge, swear, vow,
take an oath, undertake, engage, commit oneself, guarantee or
guaranty, warrant, cross one's heart (and hope to die): Harold
promised to do what cannot be done. We were promised a free ride
on the roundabout. She promises she will repay the loan