AFFIANCED Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

affianced 1 of 2

adjective

as in engaged

pledged in marriage the affianced couple are much-sought-after guests for this year's holiday parties

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unattached

affianced

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verb

past tense of affiance

as in proposed

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Adjective

The city offered a large stadium, a useful location on the eastern seaboard and an engaged venue and franchise owner.

— Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Today, times are good for the city of 17,000 thanks to its big businesses, small-town charm and engaged citizens, Mayor Chris Pimentel told The Times.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of engaged

Verb

His comments come seven months after Tiley proposed a move in the opposite direction by suggesting that best-of-five-set matches be introduced in the women’s competition at the Australian Open from the quarter-finals onwards.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The team also proposed combining naval guns with electronic warfare and laser defenses.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of proposed

Adjective

The department remains committed to co-operating with all jurisdictions pursuing potential crimes.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
But when the company’s business in an actual communist country came under pressure, its CEO reminded everyone that Nike had been investing there for more than 40 years, operated thousands of stores and remained committed to the Chinese market.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of committed

Verb

Saudi Arabia has promised to build desalination plants and two airports, and invest in telecommunications projects worth more than $1 billion.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
Repairs have since taken much longer than promised as costs have increased from initial estimates, creating plenty of material for Foulkes to criticize McKee’s leadership.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of promised

Adjective

The first involves the two betrothed lovers who are to be wed that night, Charlie (Daniel Yearwood) and Jean (Kylie Victoria Edwards).

— Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2026
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce brought a big week full circle by making their first public appearance as a betrothed couple at the place their love story began — GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025

Definition of betrothed

Verb

The researchers pledged to return to the subject with more precise numbers, once security officials specify exactly how large the security zones will be.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The government pledged action, including a crackdown on unauthorized medical providers, to prevent more such infections.

— Betsy Joles, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of pledged

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