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promise
noun as in one's word that something will be done
Strongest matches
agreement, assurance, commitment, guarantee, obligation, pact, pledge, vow, word
Strong matches
affiance, affirmation, asseveration, avowal, betrothal, bond, compact, consent, contract, covenant, earnest, engagement, espousal, insurance, marriage, oath, parole, pawn, plight, profession, security, stipulation, swear, swearing, token, troth, undertaking, warrant, warranty
Weak matches
noun as in hope, possibility
Strong matches
aptitude, capability, capacity, encouragement, flair, outlook
Weak match
verb as in give word that something will be done
Strong matches
accede, affiance, assent, bargain, betroth, bind, compact, consent, contract, covenant, engage, espouse, hock, insure, mortgage, obligate, pass, pawn, pledge, plight, profess, secure, stipulate, subscribe, swear, undertake, underwrite, vouch, warrant
Weak matches
answer for, asseverate, cross heart, live up to, say so, string along, swear on bible, swear up and down, take an oath
verb as in bring hope, possibility
Strong matches
augur, bespeak, betoken, bode, denote, forebode, foreshadow, foretoken, like, look, omen, portend, presage
Weak matches
give hope, hold out hope, hold probability, lead to expect, seem likely, show signs of
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Example Sentences
With those words was a promise to launch the first group of passengers in the coming year.
Their authors promise that your spirit will be improved, your ambition honed, and your finances maximized by their advice.
He said the brokers promise that the Italian navy will pick them up, which he says has actually driven the prices down.
They opened for acts like Elliott Smith, Sloan, and Promise Ring.
Christie has a lot riding on fulfilling his promise of shepherding Atlantic City into a third boom era.
He is dead; but his three sons have the estate yet, and I think they would keep their father's promise to the Indians.
Alford speaks of this as remarkable; but vision is the especial promise of Wisdom, therefore of Solomon, son of David.
From mere regrets he was passing now, through dismay, into utter repentance of his promise.
This information was balm to Louis, as it seemed to promise a peaceful termination to so threatening an affair.
Were they to be driven out,—driven out this very day, when the Virgin had only just now seemed to promise her help and protection?
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On this page you'll find 234 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to promise, such as: agreement, assurance, commitment, guarantee, obligation, and pact.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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