Synonyms of pledged

pledged 1 of 2

adjective

as in promised

Related Words

• promised
• committed
• engaged
• betrothed
• spousal
• affianced
• wifely
• bridal
• prenuptial
• matched
• married
• espoused
• marital
• mated
• conjugal
• nuptial
• matrimonial
• wedded
• connubial

pledged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of pledge

1

as in committed

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

• committed
• vowed
• mortgaged
• promised
• engaged
• trothed
• swore
• plighted
• betrothed
• enlisted
• enrolled
• signed on
• affianced
• signed up
• contracted
• overcommitted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reneged

2

as in pawned

to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan

pledged their house against the loan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pawned
• deposited
• mortgaged
• hocked
• bonded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• won (back)
• bought (back)
• redeemed

3

as in vowed

to make a solemn declaration of intent

I pledge that I will abide by all of the rules of this organization

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vowed
• promised
• swore
• agreed
• covenanted
• insisted
• ensured
• consented
• guaranteed
• plighted
• undertook
• gave one's word
• acceded
• assented
• declared
• betrothed
• affianced
• affirmed
• trothed
• asserted
• contracted
• engaged
• averred
• avowed
• warranted
• avouched

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pledged

Adjective

All the properties—the new initiates and those who re-pledged, so to speak—were honored at an event at the Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild in Paris on June 2. — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026

Verb

Anthropic made OpenAI's ads push the focus of its first Super Bowl campaign and pledged to keep its competing chatbot, Claude, ad free. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, pledged to make child care free for all residents. — Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, pledged to make childcare free for all residents. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

At the 2022 biodiversity summit in Montreal, countries pledged to raise $200 billion a year for biodiversity by 2030. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

The Irish novelist had pledged to donate royalties from her books to the direct-action protest group, despite the fact that the UK has, controversially, proscribed it as a terrorist organisation. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026

SpaceX’s Elon Musk pledged to give a share in the company to every US child, the latest effort by AI titans to win over an increasingly skeptical public. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Advertisement After the ban, Rooney pledged to donate money from her book sales to the group. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Some online have pledged to never ride a roller coaster again, too fearful of the unimaginable horror of falling out. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 14 Oct. 2026