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

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In addition to contributing $48 million to the opening of the visual arts center, Black, who graduated from Dartmouth in 1973, also pledged to donate $500,000 towards renovations for the President’s House at Dartmouth, as well as $350,000 towards Jewish studies programs, the Epstein files revealed. —

News Desk, Artforum, 9 Apr. 2026 Probation submitted a corrective action plan to the BSCC in March that pledges to expand oversight. —

Jason Henry, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026

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Days after landing a commitment from 2027 quarterback Israel Abrams, the Hurricanes secured a pledge from a 2028 quarterback, as well. —

Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026 Ally Financial, which is based in Detroit, was the presenting sponsor of both the telecast and the game itself, contributing to the company’s 50/50 pledge to spend equally between men’s and women’s sports media. —

Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pledge

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pledge

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Aside from its partners, the company has extended access to 40 additional organizations who build or deploy critical software infrastructure, and committed up to $100 million in Mythos Preview usage credits, the most basic AI usage unit.

— Jake Angelo, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
The company is working to build more computing capacity, including committing $50 billion toward new AI data centers in the US.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026