promises

NOUN

one's word that something will be done

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agreement assurance commitment guarantee obligation pact pledge vow word

STRONG

affiance affirmation asseveration avowal betrothal bond compact consent contract covenant earnest engagement espousal insurance marriage oath parole pawn plight profession security stipulation swear swearing token troth undertaking warrant warranty

WEAK

promissory note sacred word word of honor

Antonyms

STRONGEST

breach break disagreement

STRONG

denial divorce

WEAK

hopelessness impossibility renege

NOUN

hope, possibility

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ability potential talent

STRONG

aptitude capability capacity encouragement flair outlook

WEAK

good omen

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inability lack weakness

STRONG

impotence incapacity incompetence ineptness

WEAK

break hopelessness impossibility renege

VERB

give word that something will be done

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affirm agree assure commit declare ensure guarantee vow

STRONG

accede affiance assent bargain betroth bind compact consent contract covenant engage espouse hock insure mortgage obligate pass pawn pledge plight profess secure stipulate subscribe swear undertake underwrite vouch warrant

WEAK

answer for asservate cross heart live up to say so string along swear on bible swear up and down take an oath

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disavow

STRONG

break break off disagree disapprove dissent divorce enlarge give up let go loose loosen lose protest refuse reject release unfasten untie

WEAK

discourage renege

VERB

bring hope, possibility

Synonyms

STRONGEST

encourage hint indicate suggest

STRONG

augur bespeak betoken bode denote forebode foreshadow foretoken like look omen portend presage

WEAK

give hope hold out hope hold probability lead to expect seem likely show signs of

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore

WEAK

break discourage renege

Example Sentences

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With a public debt load estimated as high as $170 billion, Venezuela’s restructuring promises to be one of the largest and most complex efforts to renegotiate sovereign debt, economists say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

To cover that gap, they borrow money from investors and issue something called a bond or gilt, which is a loan the government promises to pay back at the end of an agreed time.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Investors should avoid reading too much into early promises or headline announcements.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Route 66 promises what America has always promised: that the next town, the next state, the next mile might be the one where things get better.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

More promises that they will find the perpetrator.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh