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| Main Entry: | vow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | promise |
| Synonyms: | assertion, oath, pledge, profession, troth, word of honor, affiance, asseveration |
| Antonyms: | breach, break |
| Main Entry: | vow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a solemn promise |
| Synonyms: | affirm, assure, consecrate, covenant, cross one's heart, declare, dedicate, devote, give word of honor, pledge, plight, promise, swear, swear up and down, testify, undertake solemnly, vouch, warrant |
| Antonyms: | disavow |
| Main Entry: | betroth |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | marry |
| Synonyms: | affiance, become engaged, bind, commit, contract, engage, espouse, give one's hand, make compact, plight faith, plight troth, promise, tie oneself to, vow |
| Antonyms: | divorce, leave, separate |
| Main Entry: | betrothal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | marriage |
| Synonyms: | engagement, plight, promise, troth, vow, affiancing, betrothing, espousal |
| Antonyms: | divorce, separation |
| Main Entry: | commitment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assurance; obligation |
| Synonyms: | charge, duty, engagement, guarantee, liability, must, need, pledge, promise, responsibility, undertaking, vow, word, committal, devoir, ought |
| Antonyms: | denial, refusal, broken promise |
| Main Entry: | covenant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree |
| Synonyms: | bargain, concur, contract, engage, pledge, plight, promise, stipulate, swear, undertake, vow |
| Antonyms: | break, disagree |
| Main Entry: | devote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | commit one's energies, thoughts |
| Synonyms: | allot, apply, apportion, appropriate, assign, bestow, bless, confide, consecrate, consign, dedicate, donate, enshrine, entrust, give, give away, hallow, hand out, pledge, present, reserve, sanctify, vow, concern oneself, occupy oneself, set apart |
| Antonyms: | misappropriate, misuse, waste |
| Main Entry: | guarantee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pledge, promise |
| Synonyms: | agreement, assurance, bail, bargain, bond, certainty, certificate, charter, collateral, contract, covenant, deposit, earnest, guaranty, insurance, lock, oath, pawn, pipe, security, sure thing*, surety, testament, token, undertaking, vow, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor, attestation, certification, gage, recognizance |
| Notes: | guarantee is from Old French garant 'a warrant,' while warranty is from Old North French warantie, derived from warant 'a warrant.' Both garant and warant came from Frankish (the West Germanic language spoken in the 400s and 500s in the region of ancient Gaul that became France), represented by Old High German weren 'to confirm, warrant.' Guarantee is a general term for a representation regarding a good's quality and performance - and warranty is the legal term for the document; the person to whom it is issued is the warrantee with the issuer being the warrantor |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | insist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | order and expect; claim |
| Synonyms: | assert, asseverate, aver, contend, demand, hold, importune, maintain, persist, press, reiterate, repeat, request, require, swear, urge, vow, be firm, lay down the law, stand firm, take a stand |
| Antonyms: | endure, forget, tolerate |
| Main Entry: | pledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guarantee; give word of honor |
| Synonyms: | contract, covenant, engage, hock*, hook*, mortgage, pawn, plight, promise, soak*, swear, undertake, vouch, vow, give word, sign for |
| Antonyms: | break, disobey, falsify |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sacrament |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rite |
| Synonyms: | baptism, celebration, ceremony, communion, confession, confirmation, custom, holy orders, liturgy, marriage, matrimony, oath, observance, practice, ritual, service, vow |
| Main Entry: | vouch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give assurance |
| Synonyms: | affirm, answer for, assert, asseverate, assure, avert, avow, back, certify, confirm, contend, corroborate, declare, guarantee, maintain, okay*, predicate, profess, prove, sponsor, substantiate, support, testify, uphold, verify, vow, warrant, witness, act as a witness, attest to, be responsible for, bear testimony, cosign, get behind*, give an affidavit, put forth, rubber-stamp, say so, sign for, stand up for*, swear to, swear up and down |
| Antonyms: | deny, disavow, refute, reject, renounce |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | warrant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guarantee, justify, authorize |
| Synonyms: | affirm, answer for, approve, argue, assert, assure, attest, back, bear out, call for, certify, claim, commission, contend, declare, defend, delegate, demand, empower, endorse, ensure, entitle, excuse, explain, guaranty, insure, license, maintain, necessitate, permit, pledge, privilege, promise, require, sanction, secure, sponsor, state, stipulate, swear, undertake, underwrite, uphold, vindicate, vouch for, vow, avouch, give grounds for, stand behind, take an oath |
| Main Entry: | swearing in |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | solemn promise |
| Synonyms: | inauguration, induction, installation, vow, enthronement, investiture, solemn declaration |
| Main Entry: | word of honor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | solemn declaration |
| Synonyms: | assurance, commitment, faith, gentlemen's agreement, guarantee, oath, pledge, plight, promise, solemn oath, solemn promise, solemn word, swearing, troth, verbal agreement, vow, warrant, warranty |
| Main Entry: | assurance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | statement to relieve doubt |
| Synonyms: | affirmation, assertion, declaration, guarantee, insurance, lock*, oath, pledge, profession, promise, security, support, sure thing*, vow, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor, lock on, rain or shine, shoo-in |
| Antonyms: | distrust, doubt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | engagement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pledge to marry |
| Synonyms: | assurance, betrothal, bond, commitment, compact, contract, match, oath, obligation, pact, plight, promise, troth, undertaking, vow, word, betrothing, betrothment, espousal |
| Antonyms: | break-up, disengagement |
| Main Entry: | oath |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | promise |
| Synonyms: | affidavit, affirmation, avowal, bond, contract, deposition, pledge, profession, sworn statement, testimony, vow, word, word of honor, adjuration, sworn declaration |
| Antonyms: | break |
| Main Entry: | pledge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | word of honor |
| Synonyms: | agreement, assurance, covenant, guarantee, health, oath, promise, toast, undertaking, vow, warrant, word |
| Antonyms: | break |
| Main Entry: | promise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one's word that something will be done |
| Synonyms: | affirmation, agreement, assurance, avowal, betrothal, bond, commitment, compact, consent, contract, covenant, earnest, engagement, guarantee, insurance, marriage, oath, obligation, pact, parole, pawn, pledge, plight, profession, promissory note, security, stipulation, swear, swearing, token, troth, undertaking, vow, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor, affiance, asseveration, espousal, sacred word |
| Antonyms: | break, renege |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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