Synonyms of gage

gage

noun

ˈgāj 

as in guarantee

something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise

in the old days a sheriff would take gage in the form of personal goods from an accused person who then had to appear in court or forfeit the goods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guarantee
• pledge
• security
• guaranty
• pawn
• promise
• assurance
• deposit
• bond
• bail
• down payment
• earnest
• contract
• warranty
• surety
• commitment
• oath
• handsel
• compact
• covenant
• word
• troth
• recognizance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gage

Lake Mead has become the gage through which to measure the wider water scarcity crisis in California. — Photovogue, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2026

Water on the Town and Country hotel parking lot adjacent to the river and USGS gage. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026

The analysis tracked all the instances in which the gages reached a daily average height at or above flooding levels since the year 2000. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025

The initial symptoms may present as constipation; poor feeding; a drooping eyelid; sluggish pupils; flattened facial expression; diminished suck and gage reflexes; weak and altered cry and respiratory difficulty, the CDC adds. — Max Rego, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2025