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

Emory University launched its Emory Advantage initiative in 2007, pledging to eliminate loans from aid awards for middle-income families. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026

China ratified the protocols in 1987, pledging not to test nuclear weapons within the zone or threaten to use them against signatories with territory in the region. — Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

China ratified the protocols in 1987, pledging not to test nuclear weapons within the zone or threaten to use them against signatories with territory in the region. — ABC News, 6 July 2026

Candidate Ryan Meyer has also been a vocal opponent of the tax policies, pledging to reverse them quickly if elected. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

Instead, candidates’ positions on Israel and Gaza, like pledging to cosponsor legislation cutting off some weapons to Israel, are emerging as more of a credibility test, progressives said. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 July 2026

The daycare later released a statement expressing condolences and pledging support for the family. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Olivia Rodrigo’s all-female Daisy Chain Fields music festival—highlighting the women artists that are excluded from big festivals, and pledging all proceeds to organizations advancing women and girls—sold out in less than an hour. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

The list of countries pledging to send humanitarian aid includes the United States, Brazil, El Salvador, Mexico, Spain, Germany, France and many others. — Dulce Suarez, The Conversation, 26 June 2026