Synonyms of pledge

pledge 1 of 2

verb

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commit
• vow
• mortgage
• promise
• troth
• engage
• swear
• plight
• enlist
• enroll
• sign on
• sign up
• affiance
• contract
• betroth
• overcommit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• renege

2

as in to pawn

to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan

pledged their house against the loan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pawn
• deposit
• mortgage
• bond
• hock

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buy (back)
• win (back)
• redeem

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vow
• promise
• swear
• covenant
• agree
• ensure
• insist
• guarantee
• give one's word
• undertake
• plight
• consent
• accede
• assent
• troth
• declare
• affiance
• affirm
• betroth
• contract
• avow
• assert
• aver
• engage
• warrant
• avouch

pledge

2 of 2

noun

ˈplej 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in promise

a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something

made a pledge to quit smoking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promise
• vow
• oath
• word
• commitment
• assurance
• obligation
• troth
• contract
• agreement
• guarantee
• covenant
• arrangement
• engagement
• guaranty
• appointment
• token
• undertaking
• compact
• security
• bond
• warranty
• deposit
• gage
• bail
• pawn

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pledge

Verb

Backed by a powerful conservative bloc in Congress, Fujimori is pledging an ‘iron fist’ on crime. — Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

The Dutch defense minister has pledged to swap Palantir for European providers when possible. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Noun

Britain has low growth, high inflation, and heavy debt, and he is constrained by his own fiscal pledges. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 20 July 2026

Paramount made the pledge in hopes of avoiding such a ruling that would tie its hands — and give the states an early win in the litigation. — Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026