Synonyms for pledge
plɛdʒpledge

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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 Antonyms(1.75 / 4 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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 Antonyms(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pledgenoun

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

   Antonyms:
   word, promise, assurance, parole

2. pledgeverb

   Synonyms:
   pawn, hypothecate

   Antonyms:
   redeem

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

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 Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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 Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pledgenoun

   Synonyms:
   gage, security, hostage, guarantee

2. pledgeverb

   Synonyms:
   pawn, impawn, hypothecate, plight

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

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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1. Carly Fiorina:

   He won’t take a pledge saying he will support the Republican nominee, he has changed his mind on some pretty important things.I would like to know where he actually stands on amnesty.Where he actually stands on universal health care. Where he actually stands on abortion.Those are things that matter to me and they matter to Republican voters.

2. Jens Stoltenberg:

   We are already seeing the effect of your strong focus on the importance of burden-sharing in the alliance, we agree that allies need to redouble their efforts to meet the pledge we all made in 2014 to invest more in our alliance.

3. Supreme CourtMeanwhile:

   I've looked at what was done in both cases, and what President Joe Biden did was to, as a candidate, make this pledge, and that helps politicize the entire nomination process, but what President Reagan said is as one of his Supreme Court justices President Reagan would like to appoint a woman and President Reagan appointed a highly qualified one in Sandra Day O'Connor.

4. Kevin McManus:

   If they can't pledge the stock, they might just sell the shares.

5. President Trump:

   I pledge to you unwavering support and the support of our nation until you have fully recovered and rebuilt and we will never ever leave your side. We've already given you billions of dollars and there's a lot more coming as you do it, and to support your recovery from Hurricanes Hurricane Michael and Irma.