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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
His remarks come ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves's Budget on 26 November, which Sir Keir promises will have "Labour values right through it".
Meanwhile, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga expressed his "solidarity with friendly Poland" and promised Ukrainian assistance in the ongoing investigation "if called upon".
Opposition parties have also promised similar schemes in some states ahead of elections.
Nuclear power once offered the sort of potential that AI promises today.
"They need a tent today, they don't need a promise of a beachfront structure in five years."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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