Synonyms for pledge
plɛdʒpledge

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. pledgenoun

   Synonyms:
   commitment, promise

2. pledgenoun

   To make a solemn promise (to do something).

   Synonyms:
   commitment, promise

3. pledgenoun

   A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but not yet formally approved.

   Synonyms:
   commitment, promise

4. pledgenoun

   A security to guarantee payment of a debt.

   Synonyms:
   promise, commitment

5. pledgenoun

   A drinking toast.

   Synonyms:
   commitment, promise

6. pledgenoun

   (the pledge): A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.

   Synonyms:
   commitment, promise

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.8 / 4 votes

1. pledge

   All these words involve at least two parties, tho an engagement or promise may be the act of but one. A contract is a formal agreement between two or more parties for the doing or leaving undone some specified act or acts, and is ordinarily in writing. Mutual promises may have the force of a contract. A consideration, or compensation, is essential to convert an agreement into a contract. A contract may be oral or written. A covenant in law is a written contract under seal. Covenant is frequent in religious usage, as contract is in law and business. Compact is essentially the same as contract, but is applied to international agreements, treaties, etc. A bargain is a mutual agreement for an exchange of values, without the formality of a contract. A stipulation is a single item in an agreement or contract. A cartel is a military agreement for the exchange of prisoners or the like.

   Synonyms:
   agreement, arrangement, bargain, cartel, compact, contract, covenant, engagement, obligation, pact, promise, stipulation

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.8 / 4 votes

1. pledgenoun

   Synonyms:
   security, guarantee, warrant, hostage, surety, pawn, earnest

   Antonyms:
   word, promise, assurance, parole

2. pledgeverb

   Synonyms:
   pawn, hypothecate

   Antonyms:
   redeem

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. pledgenoun

   a deposit of personal property as security for a debt

   "his saxophone was in pledge"

   Synonyms:
   toast, assurance

2. pledgenoun

   someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group

   Synonyms:
   toast, assurance

3. pledge, toastnoun

   a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event

   Synonyms:
   goner, toast, assurance

4. assurance, pledgeverb

   a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something

   "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"

   Synonyms:
   confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, authority, assurance, sureness, toast

5. pledge, plightverb

   promise solemnly and formally

   "I pledge that I will honor my wife"

   Synonyms:
   plight, betroth, engage, wassail, drink, salute, affiance, subscribe, toast

6. pledge, subscribeverb

   pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals

   "I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station"

   Synonyms:
   plight, sign, wassail, drink, salute, support, subscribe, take, subscribe to, toast

7. toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassailverb

   propose a toast to

   "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"

   Synonyms:
   toast, fuddle, jollify, salute, booze, whoop it up, crisp, wassail, present, tope, subscribe, make merry, crispen, drink, drink in, make whoopie, imbibe, make happy, racket, plight, revel

8. pledgeverb

   give as a guarantee

   "I pledge my honor"

   Synonyms:
   subscribe, plight, toast, wassail, salute, drink

9. pledgeverb

   bind or secure by a pledge

   "I was pledged to silence"

   Synonyms:
   subscribe, plight, toast, wassail, salute, drink

Matched Categories

1. • Consign
   • Donate
   • Drink
   • Honor
   • Member
   • Oblige
   • Promise
   • Security Interest

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pledgenoun

   Synonyms:
   pawn, gage, deposit

2. pledgenoun

   Synonyms:
   guarantee, security, earnest

3. pledgenoun

   Synonyms:
   health (in drinking)

4. pledgeverb

   Synonyms:
   pawn, impawn, plight, hypothecate, put in pledge, deposit as security

5. pledgeverb

   Synonyms:
   engage, commit

6. pledgeverb

   Synonyms:
   toast, drink to, drink the health of, drink in honor of

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pledgenoun

   Synonyms:
   gage, security, hostage, guarantee

2. pledgeverb

   Synonyms:
   pawn, impawn, hypothecate, plight

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "pledge":

   promise, commitment, probie, gage, newbie, undertaking, vow, pledging, vowed, oath, pledged, pledges, promises, commitments, collateral, engagement

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How to use pledge in a sentence?

1. Prime Minister Boris Johnson:

   Today we must celebrate their achievement, and we remember their sacrifice, we are a free people because of everything our veterans did -  we offer our gratitude, our heartfelt thanks and our solemn pledge: you will always be remembered.

2. The USTR:

   The talks also focused on China's pledge to purchase a substantial amount of agricultural, energy, manufactured, and other products and services from the United States.

3. President Trump:

   If given the power, the radical left will pack the Supreme Court with extremists who will strikethe words under God from the Pledge ofAllegiance.

4. Katalin Novak:

   We are in a fortunate situation as Hungarian people are family-centric, therefore, they assess measures to help families or young people starting a family positively, we are ready to continue on this path and pledge that we will not cut back on family benefits. On the contrary, we will continuously expand them.

5. President Barack Obama Trump:

   I think it's highly unlikely unless they break the pledge to me, because it's a two-way street, they said they would be honorable. So far, they, I can't tell you if they are, but the establishment is not exactly being very good to me.