PLEDGES Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pledge

as in commits

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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reneges

as in deposits

to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan pledged their house against the loan

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as in promises

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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pledges

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noun

plural of pledge

as in guarantees

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 vows

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 pledges

Verb

Going 3 for 20 with runners in scoring position is not going to cut it, especially on the road, where Schaeffer pledges that the Rockies are going to be a running team. —

Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026 Doesn’t Lee know our guy only pledges allegiance to his wife? —

Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026 Reilly pledges to work with the Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey to repeal or reform the Illinois Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today, or SAFE-T Act. —

Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 Andres Chait pledges continuity and a focus on students as LAUSD grapples with an FBI investigation into Alberto Carvalho. —

Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026 The brand pledges 1 percent of all sales to support the Rare Impact Fund, which aims to mobilize $100 million to expand access to mental health services and education for young people worldwide. —

Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026 The program also pledges to fulfill conditions for adopting the euro currency by 2030, and to invest in Hungary's faltering state health care and public transportation sectors. —

Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026 Rick Jackson pledges to make health care system cost effective. —

Adam Beam, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026 The promotion pledges to cover delivery and service for orders over $50. —

Sarah Whitten,sara Salinas,sarah Jackson,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026

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The crop’s pull extends to the highest levels of national politics — presidential hopefuls have made a point of visiting Meru to publicly declare their support for the trade, with pledges to open new markets, defend growers, and confront foreign bans. —

Joseph Maina, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026 And in the week that HBO Max at long last launched in the UK, paired with the Harry Potter trailer and big pledges from Casey Bloys and Sarah Aubrey, HBO execs were out in full force at Series Mania, spreading the word about upcoming content and revealing talent deals. —

Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026 But for the last decade, Chavez and the once powerful UFW have taken a beating - in the fields, at the bargaining tables and in the courts - and disil lusioned supporters say the union’s pledges since the 1980s have amounted to little more than empty promises. —

Marcos Breton, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026 While the Kickstarter campaign has concluded, fans can still submit late pledges to own the episodes and Kickstarter-exclusive merchandise for a limited time. —

Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026 The move, labor advocates say, casts a harsh spotlight on the growing divide between lofty corporate pledges and grimmer factory‑floor realities. —

Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 17 Mar. 2026 Fellow Mizzou commitment Jack Brown and Harris are the only two in-state pledges the Tigers have picked up in the class of 2027 thus far. —

Dylan Heinrich, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026 Candidates this election cycle are running on universal child-care pledges. —

Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026 Candidates this election cycle are running on universal child care pledges. —

Moriah Balingit, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pledges

Verb

This year’s team boasts seven college commits, three of whom are on the MLB Draft radar.

— John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Pedretti, meanwhile, commits fully to her bimbo persona, oscillating between titillating absurdism and unexpected discomfort.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026