vows

NOUN

promise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assertion oath pledge

STRONG

affiance asseveration profession troth

WEAK

word of honor

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break

WEAK

breach

VERB

make a solemn promise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affirm assure declare promise swear

STRONG

consecrate covenant dedicate devote pledge plight testify vouch warrant

WEAK

cross one's heart give word of honor swear up and down undertake solemnly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny

STRONG

break misuse

WEAK

disavow

Example Sentences

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She vows to support legislation that would hold large fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change, repeal tax breaks for the oil and gas industry and advance the transition to renewable energy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

She also vows to push for federal oversight of insurance companies that abandon fire-prone states like California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Elliot was aghast when he noticed a delivery of “farmhouse balusters” that he deems inappropriate for a Queen Anne-style house, and vows to have their installation stopped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Running from murderous in-laws is nothing compared to the threat at the heart of “Something Very Bad is Going to Happen,” which depicts exchanging vows with a presumed soul mate as gambling with a curse.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Thérèse has a way of looking at me sideways, and I wonder if she wasn’t too hasty in taking her vows.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver