promises

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 asservate 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

Example Sentences

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If he won’t send a different message, it will be difficult to get the regime to comply with a deal, no matter what it promises now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

More importantly, they also feel promises made around the move about West Ham's ability to compete at the top end of the Premier League and consistently in Europe have not been met.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

"This next phase focuses not on promises, but on carefully determining whether modulating this pathway is safe, feasible, and ultimately meaningful for human disease."

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Paz's previous attempts at outreach, including his firing of an unpopular labor minister and promises to give trade unions and Indigenous groups more of a say in government policy, didn't seem to satisfy them.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

“I’ll run out and get a whole pint for you later on,” he promises.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper