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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
Example Sentences
He used the mechanism to cancel $5 billion in congressionally appropriated foreign aid, proving that a promise means nothing to this administration.
He said he needed "space" to make good on the promises he made at last year's general election, when Labour won a landslide majority.
Millions flock to Bali every year in search of the spiritual Shangri-La promised in the noughties memoir and film Eat, Pray, Love.
More than 1,000 people have now signed a petition on the council's website calling on it to "honour its promise" and "rebuild the school."
As Super League's two most successful clubs, sharing 17 Grand Final wins between them, the showdown at Headingley between the fourth and fifth placed teams promised to enthral.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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