PLEDGE Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

pledge 1 of 2

verb

as in to commit

to obligate by prior agreement I would love to go to dinner with you, but I've pledged myself to a play with my parents that night

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renege

as in to pawn

to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan pledged their house against the loan

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as in to vow

to make a solemn declaration of intent I pledge that I will abide by all of the rules of this organization

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pledge

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noun

ˈplej

as in guarantee

something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise I was required to leave my keys as a pledge that I would bring the car back

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as in promise

a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something made a pledge to quit smoking

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Recent Examples of pledge

Verb

West Coast financial services giant Capital Group is expanding to Charlotte with a $600 million investment and pledging to create 600 high-paying jobs. —

Brian Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026 Instead, borrowers who qualify for the mortgage would only have to pledge such holdings and transfer them to Coinbase as collateral for their down payment. —

ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026

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Guthrie family took action amid 'personal heartbreak' Bischoff also addressed Savannah Guthrie and her family's pledge in February to donate $500,000 to the organization as investigators continued to search for clues that might lead to her mother's recovery. —

Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026 Companies that committed to Trump’s pledge to protect ratepayers include Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI and Amazon. —

Matthew Daly, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pledge

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pledge

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Samantha Harpster, Del Norte A UC Santa Barbara commit, the junior center back scored five goals and had four assists in leading the Nighthawks to a 16-4-4 record and the San Diego Section Division 2 championship.

— John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Dotter estimates 25 to 45 defendants a year would be civilly committed if the bill passes.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026