Synonyms of pledging

pledging

verb

present participle of pledge

1

as in committing

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

• committing
• vowing
• mortgaging
• promising
• engaging
• trothing
• swearing
• enlisting
• betrothing
• plighting
• enrolling
• signing on
• affiancing
• contracting
• signing up
• overcommitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reneging

2

as in pawning

to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan

pledged their house against the loan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pawning
• depositing
• mortgaging
• hocking
• bonding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buying (back)
• winning (back)
• redeeming

3

as in vowing

to make a solemn declaration of intent

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vowing
• promising
• swearing
• agreeing
• covenanting
• insisting
• ensuring
• guaranteeing
• giving one's word
• declaring
• undertaking
• acceding
• consenting
• assenting
• plighting
• affirming
• asserting
• betrothing
• affiancing
• trothing
• avowing
• contracting
• averring
• engaging
• warranting
• avouching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pledging

Crowley this month launched an ad accusing Tiffany of pledging his loyalty to Trump and his billionaire backers. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

In August, Meta debuted a small open-weight AI model dubbed Muse Glimmer, with Zuckerberg pledging to eventually release something bigger and more powerful. — Kif Leswing,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

The offer is part of a $20 million community investment Digital Realty is pledging in De Soto as the company paves the way for a 280-acre data center site. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell is among the first to use the option, pledging one share each to more than 2 million children’s accounts. — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026

City leaders reacted immediately, saying the revelations about the department’s culture were unacceptable and pledging to swiftly investigate and root out the systemic racism. — Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

During his 2024 Senate campaign, Rogers signed Independent Women’s Voice’s Stand With Women Commitment, pledging to support legislation preserving female opportunities and private spaces. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Micron Technology, which operates an engineering and office facility in Folsom, is pledging $250 million in one-time $250 deposits to Trump Accounts for eligible children under 18 in Sacramento County and other regions where the company has offices. — Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Eight months after pledging to attract more talent and capital to South Florida by luring world-class companies and universities to the region, two of the area’s wealthiest billionaires are putting that promise into action. — Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026