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promise

[prom-is] / ˈprɒm ɪs /
NOUN
one's word that something will be done
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agreement assurance commitment guarantee obligation pact pledge vow word
STRONG
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
promissory note sacred word word of honor
Antonyms
STRONGEST
breach break disagreement
STRONG
denial divorce
WEAK
hopelessness impossibility renege
NOUN
hope, possibility
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ability potential talent
STRONG
aptitude capability capacity encouragement flair outlook
WEAK
good omen
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inability lack weakness
STRONG
impotence incapacity incompetence ineptness
WEAK
break hopelessness impossibility renege
VERB
give word that something will be done
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affirm agree assure commit declare ensure guarantee vow
STRONG
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
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
VERB
bring hope, possibility
Synonyms
STRONGEST
encourage hint indicate suggest
STRONG
augur bespeak betoken bode denote forebode foreshadow foretoken like look omen portend presage
WEAK
give hope hold out hope hold probability lead to expect seem likely show signs of
Antonyms
STRONG
ignore
WEAK
break discourage renege

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The Booked Babes fall quiet as they thumb through their astrology booklets, reading about destiny, transfixed by the mesmerizing promise of inevitable fate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Long-range, precision-strike fires promise speed, reach and reduced risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Despite its promise, traditional materials used for this type of memory struggled as devices were scaled down.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

There are a growing number of studies that suggest red light therapy in medicine has real promise - from helping us control our glucose levels to potentially healing damaged spinal nerves.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

It was a hollow promise, but I knew it would work for now.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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