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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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On Sunday, a friend took the couple through their vows as they were standing on a cobblestone ledge at the foot of a waterfall on the 121-year-old Ruskin property about an hour out of Nashville.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Yields on U.K. government bonds were down, reversing Tuesday’s rises, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer vows to stay on.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Those vows are easy to adopt in adolescence, but they tend to be discarded by one’s late teens or early twenties.

From Salon • May 8, 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

"The Kingsguard is a Sworn Brotherhood. Our vows are taken for life. Only death may relieve the Lord Com-mander of his sacred trust."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin