GUARANTEES Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of guarantee

as in bonds

to assume responsibility for the satisfactory quality or performance of the shop will guarantee all work done on the car for 30 days

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as in ensures

to make sure, certain, or safe I can guarantee that you'll feel better after using my product for 30 days

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as in declares

to state clearly and strongly I guarantee that this movie is better than the last one in the series

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guarantees

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noun

plural of guarantee

as in contracts

a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation the contractors gave us a written guarantee that the work on the house would be done by Christmas

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as in pledges

something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise you'll have to give your car keys as a guarantee that you'll come back

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Recent Examples of guarantees

Verb

Courts have held that the right to an interpreter is protected by the Sixth Amendment, which guarantees the right to a fair trial – including understanding court proceedings and communicating with counsel. —

Carol Rose Little, The Conversation, 12 June 2026 Wins are good, obviously, but in this new 48-team format, one win in group play essentially guarantees placement in the round of 32. —

Chris Branch, New York Times, 12 June 2026 The Florida Constitution guarantees open government and public records, yet access too often depends on costly litigation instead of routine compliance with transparency laws. —

Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026 None of this guarantees the consortium ships, or ships well. —

Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 In practice, California has created an election system that guarantees prolonged vote counts, uncertainty, and public frustration. —

Matt Klink, Oc Register, 10 June 2026 The Fifteenth [Amendment] passed in 1870, or ratified in 1870, guarantees the right to vote regardless of race. —

David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026 Players value guarantees so heavily that Patriots guard Mike Onwenu actually took a pay cut for the 2026 season to factor in guarantees. —

Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026 According to Rubio, that would require major institutional changes, including reforms to Venezuela’s National Electoral Council, guarantees for opposition political parties to organize freely and the existence of an open media environment in which independent journalists can operate without fear. —

Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026

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The state of emergency doesn't limit due process rights or constitutional guarantees and allows people to continue their daily activities, according to the decree. —

ABC News, 20 June 2026 The state of emergency doesn’t limit due process rights or constitutional guarantees and allows people to continue their daily activities, according to the decree. —

Paola Flores, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 Tehran asked for guarantees that hostilities in Lebanon would end, as outlined in the deal signed with Washington, and mediators were working to resolve the issue, the diplomat said. —

Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 June 2026 While Adobe's Firefly ensures commercially safe content, a key caution arises when integrating third-party AI models through Creative Agent, as their output may lack commercial safety guarantees. —

David Phelan, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Firms that deflect or offer guarantees that sound too clean are often the wrong fit, particularly for high-net-worth clients who cannot afford a second remediation campaign to clean up the first. —

Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 June 2026 There are no guarantees, in life or on hellmouth islands. —

Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026 That principle would likely be a major check on a judge from another state acting against him, though there are no guarantees. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 June 2026 These agreements can ensure that the host community obtains certain specified benefits, such as local workforce guarantees or infrastructure development, as a result of the data center project. —

Michael Helbing, The Conversation, 11 June 2026

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The narrator and his wife find that their attachment to the charismatic and cryptic Chibi grows with the cat’s increasing visits, in a way that bewilders them but somehow bonds them closer together.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
The Pennsylvania native made her TV acting debut on the HBO hit as Faye, the adrift addict who bonds with Fezco (the late Angus Cloud) and later Rue (Zendaya), after previously establishing herself in adult films, with creator Sam Levinson casting her directly.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026