Synonyms for promise
ˈprɒm ɪsprom·ise

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1. promise

   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, pledge, stipulation

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1. promiseverb

   Synonyms:
   engage, assure

   Antonyms:
   covenant, pledge, stipulate

2. promisenoun

   Synonyms:
   engagement, assurance, word, pledge

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. promisenoun

   a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

   Synonyms:
   hope

2. promise, hopeverb

   grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

   "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

   Synonyms:
   hope

3. promise, assureverb

   make a promise or commitment

   Synonyms:
   predict, reassure, ascertain, control, forebode, assure, guarantee, call, prognosticate, anticipate, check, see to it, foretell, insure, tell, ensure, secure, see

4. promiseverb

   promise to undertake or give

   "I promise you my best effort"

   Synonyms:
   assure, anticipate, call, foretell, predict, forebode, prognosticate

5. predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promiseverb

   make a prediction about; tell in advance

   "Call the outcome of an election"

   Synonyms:
   forestall, predict, augur, forebode, foreshadow, scream, prognosticate, counter, phone, yell, foreknow, shout out, foretell, cry, herald, call in, auspicate, expect, holler, call up, betoken, call off, assure, call, look for, send for, previse, anticipate, address, visit, portend, shout, bode, foresee, look to, announce, presage, name, hollo, squall, bid, ring, omen, forecast, harbinger, telephone, annunciate, prefigure

6. promiseverb

   give grounds for expectations

   "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"

   Synonyms:
   assure, anticipate, call, foretell, predict, forebode, prognosticate

Matched Categories

1. • Be
   • Commitment
   • Declare
   • Guess
   • Speech Act

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1. heritagenoun

   something (or someone) promised to the next generation.

   jesus christ is the promised messiah. "many died in the faith, not having received the promise, but having seen it afar off, confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth."

   Submitted by tburr3415 on May 5, 2022  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. promisenoun

   Synonyms:
   word, engagement, assurance, pledge

2. promisenoun

   Synonyms:
   promising character

3. promiseverb

   Synonyms:
   pledge, engage, covenant, assure

4. promiseverb

   Synonyms:
   give expectation of, excite a hope of

5. promiseverb

   Synonyms:
   engage, agree, stipulate, bargain, be sworn, pledge one's self, plight one's word, pass one's word, give assurance, make an agreement, tie one's self

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1. promisenoun

   Synonyms:
   pledge, word, parole, plight, betrothal, troth, vow, assurance, covenant

2. promiseverb

   Synonyms:
   pledge, covenant, assure, plight

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1. List of paraphrases for "promise":

   pledge, promises, promised, swear, commitment, promising, undertaking, bride, pledges

NicknamesRate these nicknames:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of known nicknames for "Promise":

   Promise Jason Jamal Shepherd

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:5.0 / 3 votes

1. PROMISE

   Synonyms:
   PROspective randomized MIlrinone Survival Evaluation

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How to use promise in a sentence?

1. Daniel Russel:

   Trading our defense of South Korea for a promise is a lopsided deal that past presidents could have made but passed on.

2. President Trump:

   We have a very big problem in North Korea and as I said, I really think that China is going to try very hard, and has already started — a lot of the coal boats have already been turned back — you saw that yesterday and today — they’ve been turned back, the vast amount of coal coming out of North Korea going to China, they’ve turned back the boats — that’s a big step and there are many other steps I know about so we ’ll see what happens, it may be effective, it may not be effective — if it’s not effective, we will be effective — I can promise you that.

3. Anne Underwood:

   While we can't promise you the sun, sand and sea of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, we can offer you youth, energy, creativity and a love of sport.

4. John Cornyn:

   Any future promise (of wall money) is illusory at best.

5. Pete Buttigieg:

   I'm not asking for your vote, i will promise that there will be a review to make sure that there is no racism on this department.