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

What businesses are doing with the money varies -- some are reinvesting it while others are pledging to lower prices in the future. — Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

After previous drone strikes on its facilities, the e-commerce giant issued statements pledging financial support for sellers whose goods were damaged. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

Progressive Democrats have catalyzed voters on affordability, pledging to tax the wealthiest Americans more to pay for universal healthcare, a higher minimum wage and a universal basic income. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026

But it’s also tried to make inroads in the movie business in the last couple years, pledging to double its film production by 2027, aiming for 10-15 films annually, partly to have greater control over IP. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Infantino left New York City last week with letters pledging election support from about 200 of FIFA’s 211 national member federations who vote for their leader every four years. — Graham Dunbar, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Tech giant OpenAI is pledging $71 million to Georgia college students, in the form of $100 one-time credits students can use on one of their AI tech platforms. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026

According to an unclassified summary of the case against Zada, the 47-year-old is accused of pledging allegiance to ISIS and indoctrinating her children with ISIS ideology. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026

Over the longer term, Fashion Britain will undertake economic as well as cultural intervention, with the BFC pledging to build lasting pathways for designers and creatives to forge sustainable careers in their home regions. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 29 July 2026