Synonyms of promised

promised 1 of 2

adjective

chiefly dialect

as in committed

pledged in marriage

I cannot entertain your marriage proposal, for I am already promised to another

Synonyms & Similar Words

• committed
• engaged
• betrothed
• affianced
• bespoke

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unattached

promised

2 of 2

verb

past tense of promise

1

as in vowed

to make a solemn declaration of intent

they promised to keep in touch with us after they moved away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vowed
• swore
• pledged
• agreed
• insisted
• covenanted
• ensured
• guaranteed
• consented
• assented
• gave one's word
• undertook
• plighted
• declared
• acceded
• betrothed
• affianced
• affirmed
• asserted
• trothed
• averred
• contracted
• engaged
• avowed
• warranted
• avouched

2

as in predicted

to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome

given the cast, the new sitcom promises to be an excellent show

Synonyms & Similar Words

• predicted
• warned
• hinted
• indicated
• anticipated
• boded
• suggested
• foreboded
• augured
• bade fair
• forecast
• prophesied
• foretold
• presaged
• forewarned
• implied
• foresaw
• foreshadowed
• prognosticated
• alluded
• divined
• signified
• prefigured
• intimated
• portended
• foreknew
• betokened
• connoted
• presignified
• harbingered
• insinuated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of promised

Adjective

So why don’t these projects deliver the promised economic benefits? — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

With the first of Mamdani’s four promised rent freezes coming at us like a high-speed train, many of us won’t be around for the next three. — Ann Korchak, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026

That is twice the promised average increase in refunds. — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026

Verb

The company has promised to fully reimburse any affected traders. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

County leaders at the time promised to enact the recommendations. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026

Larson bought her cabin for $120,000, paid in installments, in addition to monthly maintenance fees, under a plan that had promised the possibility of living aboard for up to 15 years. — Sopheng Cheang, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

After all, the two of them left their homeland in their thirties, crossed an ocean, and remade themselves in a country that promised opportunity at a steep cost. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Judge Ann Bianchi agreed to a sentence of four to 12 years after Howell promised not to appeal her case. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

In a video posted Monday, Flávio Bolsonaro addressed his brother’s comments and promised to comply with the Supreme Court order, citing political persecution. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026

When the button promised nothing and would simply delete the photos, the 32-billion-parameter model still chose it 75% of the time. — Shae Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Those are safe talking points for the midterms, but hardly the MAHA agenda Kennedy promised to deliver in Washington. — David Lim, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing promised

• promised land