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

But Silverman pledged that at least 30% of the new housing would be preserved for at least 40 years at rental rates the state considers affordable. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026

Far-right figure Marine Le Pen pledged to roll out air-conditioning across France if her party comes to power, while the British Conservatives vowed to overturn net-zero rules that restrict AC installation in new builds. — Sabrina Weiss, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

More than a month after bedbugs were discovered in the California Department of Education headquarters, leadership has pledged to treat the entire building to exterminate the insects. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

The protesters named their encampment the Cascadia Free State, a sovereign enclave whose citizens pledged obedience to the transcendent laws of the cosmos. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Newsom pledged that his final budget would not only close the chronic deficit but leave his successor — presumably Xavier Becerra — with a healthy fiscal situation. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

At the summit, NATO pledged some $80 billion in military equipment assistance for Ukraine for 2027, matching the amount pledged this year. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026

Claudia Sheinbaum pledged Wednesday to respond to the killing that has dominated headlines and stirred outrage in Mexico. — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 8 July 2026

Drivers pledged their allegiance to Trump with decals and bumper stickers. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026