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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

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breach break disagreement

STRONG

denial divorce

WEAK

hopelessness impossibility renege

NOUN

hope, possibility

Synonyms

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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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Father Carlos Martins, for example, produces an Exorcist Files podcast with 40,000 followers on YouTube that promises to take viewers through his experiences “battling the ancient serpent in many forms.”

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

The contest, in a district stretching from lower Manhattan into brownstone Brooklyn, has featured plenty of bile about Trump, promises of a more affordable city and picayune local disputes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Antosca promises that in the back half of the series, the show will get even wilder and more destabilizing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Victory at the Baths promises to have it all - as long as everything goes to plan for organiser Jack Nunes before England's first match on 17 June.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Each step he takes, he promises his mind that it is a step closer to Ray.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers