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affiance

[uh-fahy-uhns] / əˈfaɪ əns /
NOUN
promise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agreement assurance commitment guarantee obligation pact pledge vow word
STRONG
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
promissory note sacred word word of honor
Antonyms
STRONGEST
breach break disagreement
STRONG
denial divorce
WEAK
hopelessness impossibility renege
NOUN
solemn word
Synonyms
WEAK
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 word of honor
NOUN
vow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assertion oath pledge
STRONG
asseveration profession troth
WEAK
word of honor
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break
WEAK
breach
VERB
betroth
Synonyms
STRONG
bind commit contract engage espouse promise vow
WEAK
become engaged give one's hand make compact plight faith plight troth tie oneself to
Antonyms
STRONG
break off reject release
WEAK
divorce leave separate
VERB
engage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
catch commit undertake
STRONG
agree betroth bind contract covenant guarantee hook obligate oblige pass pledge tie vouch vow
WEAK
give one's word troth turn on
Antonyms
STRONG
break deny disagree disavow fail fall behind let off loose loosen lose refuse release unfasten untie
WEAK
banish break off break up cancel decline defuse discharge disconnect dismiss eject expel fire give up let go oust reject shun surrender yield
VERB
promise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affirm agree assure commit declare ensure guarantee vow
STRONG
accede 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
answer for asseverate cross heart live up to say so string along swear on bible swear up and down take an oath
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny disavow
STRONG
break break off disagree disapprove dissent divorce enlarge give up let go loose loosen lose protest refuse reject release unfasten untie
WEAK
discourage renege

Example Sentences

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Now must he bid farewell to the mountain, for he is going home to his mother who will affiance him to the daughter of the Pope Nicholas.

From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

And be it well and truly seen that the elements of this affiance with his God, and the elements of his firm league with brothermen were identically the same.

From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.

Jealousy and distrust are the bane of friendship, whose essence is esteem and affiance.

From Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady by Chapone, Hester

It denotes the soul’s affiance to its Lord.

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.

The choice rested with the fathers, who were accustomed to affiance their sons early, indeed when mere boys.

From The Women of the Caesars by Ferrero, Guglielmo