| Main Entry: | betrothal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | marriage |
Synonyms: |
affiancing, betrothing, engagement, espousal, plight, promise, troth, vow |
Antonyms: |
divorce, separation |
| Main Entry: | alliance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | friendly association, agreement |
Synonyms: |
accord, affiliation, affinity, betrothal, bond, coalition, coherence, collaboration, collusion, combination, communion, compact, concord, concurrence, confederacy, confederation, congruity, conjunction, connection, consanguinity, cooperation, engagement, entente, federation, fraternization, friendship, interrelation, kinship, league, marriage, matrimony, membership, mutuality, pact, participation, partnership, relation, support, tie, treaty, union |
Antonyms: |
antagonism, discord, disunion, divorce, estrangement, hostility, rebellion, separation, war |
| Main Entry: | engagement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pledge to marry |
Synonyms: |
assurance, betrothal, betrothing, betrothment, bond, commitment, compact, contract, espousal, match, oath, obligation, pact, plight, promise, troth, undertaking, vow, word |
Antonyms: |
break-up, disengagement |
| Main Entry: | promise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one's word that something will be done |
Synonyms: |
affiance, affirmation, agreement, asseveration, assurance, avowal, betrothal, bond, commitment, compact, consent, contract, covenant, earnest, engagement, espousal, guarantee, insurance, marriage, oath, obligation, pact, parole, pawn, pledge, plight, profession, promissory note, sacred word, security, stipulation, swear, swearing, token, troth, undertaking, vow, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor |
Antonyms: |
break, renege |
| Main Entry: | troth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | marriage |
Synonyms: |
betrothal, declaration, engagement, fidelity, pledge, promise |
| Main Entry: | espousal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wedding |
Synonyms: |
affiancing, banns, betrothal, bridal, marriage, marriage ceremony, matrimony, nuptial, nuptials, spousal, spousals, troth, wedding ceremony |
| Main Entry: | solemn word |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | promise |
Synonyms: |
affiance, affirmation, agreement, asseveration, assurance, avowal, betrothal, bond, commitment, compact, consent, contract, covenant, earnest, engagement, espousal, guarantee, guaranty, insurance, marriage, oath, obligation, pact, parole, pawn, pledge, plight, profession, promissory note, sacred word, security, stipulation, swear, swearing, token, troth, undertaking, vow, warrant, warranty, word of honor, word* |