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

The researchers pledged to return to the subject with more precise numbers, once security officials specify exactly how large the security zones will be. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The government pledged action, including a crackdown on unauthorized medical providers, to prevent more such infections. — Betsy Joles, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

Ballmer has pledged to invest heavily in making the team a championship contender, but the few hopeful signs have been fleeting. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

When the Independence City Council passed billions of dollars in unpopular tax breaks for a hyperscale artificial intelligence data center under construction in the city, residents pledged to take councilmembers out of office in response. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Conservative hardliners, upset with provisions within the funding bill and the fact that Johnson was relying on Democratic support, pledged to tank other measures from coming to the floor in retribution. — Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026

The Opry pledged to donate a portion of the ticket sales to Parton's Imagination Library book gifting program. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

The Republican candidate, Mike Rogers, has pledged support for a corrupt, racist, authoritarian-minded administration. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

The other half were told that failure could mean losing their job and that their manager had not pledged support. — Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2026