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break promise

VERB
betray
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandon deceive forsake mislead seduce
STRONG
bluff cross delude desert finger jilt knife trick
WEAK
be unfaithful bite the hand that feeds you blow the whistle break faith break trust break with commit treason deliver up double-cross go back on inform against inform on let down play Judas play false sell down the river sell out stab in the back take in turn in turn informer turn state's evidence walk out on
Antonyms
STRONG
aid assist help stay
WEAK
be faithful be loyal be quiet defend hide keep secret protect support
VERB
break faith
Synonyms
WEAK
betray break one's word forswear oneself perjure oneself renege
VERB
lie
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deceive mislead misrepresent promote
STRONG
BS beguile bull con concoct delude dissemble dissimulate distort dupe equivocate exaggerate fabricate fake falsify fib forswear frame fudge invent malign misguide misinform misspeak misstate overdraw palter perjure pervert phony plant prevaricate snow soft-soap victimize
WEAK
be untruthful bear false witness go back on make believe misinstruct put on put up a front string along
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest tell the truth
VERB
stab in the back
Synonyms
WEAK
abandon backstab be disloyal be unfaithful betray commit treason cross deceive double-cross finger go back on inform on play Judas sell down the river sell out trick turn in turn informer turn traitor

Example Sentences

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Strength, you to displease I am to blame; Will you break promise, that is debt?

From Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse by Various

Abe no break promise, cause no make none.

From The Duke of Stockbridge by Bellamy, Edward

That time Miss Sterling break heart, but she say, No, I good girl, no turn back, no break promise to Aunt.

From Seven Maids of Far Cathay by Bing Ding, Ed.

Strength, you to displease I am to blame; Will you break promise that is debt?

From "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays by Rhys, Ernest

Now, for a man to break promise and covenant with his brother, is a land-destroying, and a soul-destroying abomination.

From The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation by Kerr, James