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Main Entry:	promise [prom-is] Show IPA/ˈprɒmɪs/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	one's word that something will be done
Synonyms:	affiance, affirmation, agreement, asseveration, assurance, avowal, betrothal, bond, commitment, compact, consent, contract, covenant, earnest, engagement, espousal, guarantee, insurance, marriage, oath, obligation, pact, parole, pawn, pledge, plight, profession, promissory note, sacred word, security, stipulation, swear, swearing, token, troth, undertaking, vow, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor
Antonyms:	break, renege

Main Entry:	promise
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	give word that something will be done
Synonyms:	accede, affiance, affirm, agree, answer for, assent, asservate, assure, bargain, betroth, bind, commit, compact, consent, contract, covenant, cross heart, declare, engage, ensure, espouse, guarantee, hock, insure, live up to, mortgage, obligate, pass, pawn, pledge, plight, profess, say so, secure, stipulate, string along, subscribe, swear, swear on bible, swear up and down, take an oath, undertake, underwrite, vouch, vow, warrant
Antonyms:	break, renege

Main Entry:	promise
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	bring hope, possibility
Synonyms:	augur, bespeak, betoken, bode, denote, encourage, forebode, foreshadow, foretoken, give hope, hint, hold out hope, hold probability, indicate, lead to expect, like, look, omen, portend, presage, seem likely, show signs of, suggest
Antonyms:	discourage

Example Sentences

Promise of distinction in research and publications.

Most commenting systems that promise anonymity fail to deliver it.

In addition to cheap land, part of the draw was the promise of improved government services and infrastructure.

Promise of distinction in research and publications.

Most commenting systems that promise anonymity fail to deliver it.

In addition to cheap land, part of the draw was the promise of improved government services and infrastructure.

Numerous cancer vaccines have shown promise in animal models only to later fail to generate results in humans.

Instead of a fixed period of enslavement, these unwilling immigrants had almost no promise of eventual freedom.

Thick milkshakes, fruit smoothies, and icy coffee drinks promise delicious relief from the heat.

Siri shows a lot of promise in realizing human computer interaction using natural language.

Promise of excellent teaching ability, especially for the introductory courses.

Its employees are guaranteed an inflation-linked pension so it meets that promise by buying inflation-linked bonds.

Whether biotech foods will deliver on their promise of eliminating world hunger and bettering the lives of all remains to be seen.

Therapy shows promise in a deadly degenerative brain disease.

Environmental groups have already expressed their displeasure with the situation and promise to take the matter back to court.

Phoenix seems to promise more as a winter golfing destination than as a hiking mecca.

Chinese officials promise that air quality won't be a problem.

Candidates must have promise of an active research agenda in math or science education.

But fundamentally worthy policies shouldn't need to promise laughably overoptimistic outcomes to win support.

They bring both death and the promise of renewed life, often on the same rushing tide.

Carbon nanoparticles promise multifaceted benefits in transporting drugs.

The possibility that the plague could be stopped for good carried sweet promise indeed.

He shook our hands and left, taking the mules, with a promise to return in two days.

Microchips promise to make artificial legs as good as new.

Candidates should show promise of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.

Wind energy projects pose a threat to migratory bats, but simple steps show promise for protecting them.

They say such devices hold long-term promise for restoring function to paralyzed individuals.

The mood leading up to the launch was full of promise.

Our beautiful big olive trees are loaded with fruit again, tantalizing us with the promise of olive oil.

Hydrogen cars and their promise of a zero-emission, petroleum-free future are no longer the stuff of science fiction.

PhD in-hand by time of appointment, and demonstrated accomplishment or promise as a regional expert with a global reach.

The promise of jobs and prosperity, among other factors, pulls people to cities.

The discoveries promise to yield a new generation of drug therapies.

They move purposefully along the beach, captivating young onlookers with the promise of magical treasure.

Make learning your promise to yourselves and to your futures.

The promise of jobs and prosperity pulls people to cities.

But with technological promise comes the opportunity for public backlash.

Its initial promise quickly got a cold shower of real life in the developing world.

The discrepancy between rising tuition costs and penurious endowment payouts makes a lie out of that implied promise.

But with my next gasp, a couple of bugs fly in my mouth, breaking my no-eating promise.

Artificial sweeteners promise the impossible: they're hundreds of times sweeter than sucrose but contain negligible calories.

Few question the medical promise of embryonic stem cells.

Exploring the promise and challenge of a new energy supply.

Officials deny plans to open rain forest reserves, promise new protections.

Promotional offers of expert advice stoke those fears even as they promise to allay them:.

But the promise of hydrogen-powered personal transport seems as elusive as ever.

Drug therapies show promise in the battle against addictive stimulants.

We were drawn to its casual elegance and comfortable seating which promise memorable evenings outdoors with family and friends.

Shadow represents both the promise and challenge facing veterinary acupuncture.

New drugs promise to prevent some of the ensuing brain damage.

They would gamely explore anything, as long as there was the promise of ice cream at the.

The company has announced two new eco-friendly phones that are light on features but promise.

Yet, for one in every five people on the planet, this promise remains a distant dream.

The renowned medical researcher reflects on the promise of anti-angiogenesis drugs.

We promise to stop with these iPhone carrier announcements, but this one is a biggie.

But a newly announced committee has some promise of actually making those university-district collaborations a reality:.

They have already developed a synthetic version of one compound that shows promise as a painkiller.

Photonic crystals promise advances in communications and optical computers.

But the unexpected discovery of the hadrosaur mummy had the promise of a little extra income.

Netflix is well on its way to fulfilling the promise of digital media: whatever you want, wherever and whenever you want.

In the past three months his promise was tested as never before.

Their dark portals beckon with the promise of a glimpse into a lost world.

Taming them holds promise for alleviating pain that current medications cannot ease.

The promise of a rhythmic music action game based on the gr.

China's post-Maoist leaders promise riches first and, maybe, democracy later.

New developments in exoskeleton technology promise to improve the performance of artificial limbs and.

The successful candidate will show evidence or promise of such contributions.

They also pray that, this time, the promise will be fulfilled.

Third-generation sequencing machines promise to make their mark one molecule at a time.

The new academic year nearly always holds a lot of promise for parents.

They may have a spouse or partner who has little promise of a new job in a new location.

It is easy for unions to demand more money, and for candidates to promise it.

The sugary juice from rejected watermelons has promise as a source of the biofuel ethanol, a new study says.

As far as movie trailers go, usually they over promise while the movie under delivers.

They have already developed a synthetic version of one of the venom's compounds that has promise as a powerful painkiller.

Marijuana remains tightly controlled, even though its compounds show promise.

After a long week without power with only a promise of an end in sight, we're grateful for that.

The technique has commercial as well as scientific promise.

It also doesn't promise full connectivity as with a cellphone.

Then, they promise to buy four more books in the next two years.

New studies promise to restore their lost, healthy genes.

The promise of a gold star can get grade school students to read more and even take on extra-credit projects.

Breakthroughs promise a greener and more productive future.

The opportunities promise numerous applications both inside and outside of laboratories.

Setting ensembles of solid-state particles into entangled pairs holds promise for quantum computation.

As such, they hold great promise in regenerating body parts.

Now researchers say they have made good on the promise of generating stem cells.

In fact, several early or preventive therapies have shown promise in animal studies.

They hold promise for detecting prions in young cattle and in cow parts not previously found to be infectious.

The challenges are not trivial, but the promise is great.

Plastics held out the promise of a new material and cultural democracy.

The promise is that listening to music will get easier.

Main Entry:	anticipation
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	expectation
Synonyms:	apprehension, awaiting, contemplation, expectancy, foresight, foretaste, high hopes, hope, impatience, joy, looking forward, outlook, preconception, premonition, preoccupation, prescience, presentiment, promise, prospect, trust
Antonyms:	amazement, astonishment, doubt, fear, sensation, surprise, wonder

Main Entry:	assurance
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	statement to relieve doubt
Synonyms:	affirmation, assertion, declaration, guarantee, insurance, lock on, lock, oath, pledge, profession, promise*, rain or shine, security, shoo-in, support, sure thing, vow, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor
Antonyms:	distrust, doubt

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	augur
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	predict; be an omen of
Synonyms:	adumbrate, bespeak, bode, call it, call the shots, crystal-ball, figure out, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, harbinger, have a hunch, herald, portend, presage, prognosticate, promise, prophesy, psych out, read, signify, soothsay
Notes:	an auger is a tool and to augur is to foretell or betoken

Main Entry:	augury
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	omen
Synonyms:	auspice, boding, forerunner, foretoken, forewarning, harbinger, herald, portent, precursor, presage, prognostication, promise, prophecy, sign, token, warning

Main Entry:	bargain
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	agreement
Synonyms:	arrangement, bond, business, compact, contract, convention, covenant, deal, engagement, negotiation, pact, pledge, promise, stipulation, transaction, treaty, understanding

Main Entry:	bargain
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	negotiate terms of sale or agreement
Synonyms:	agree, arrange, barter, buy, compromise, confer, contract, covenant, deal, dicker, do business, haggle, make terms, palter, promise, sell, stipulate, trade, traffic, transact

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