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

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

Chairman Warsh spoke of the need to continue the battle against high inflation and promised the Fed will deliver its 2% inflation target. — George Calhoun, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Repay promised a full investigation, beginning with the 911 executive board and then the full commission and a public report when the investigation is completed. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Foxconn had promised to open a manufacturing plant that would employ thirteen thousand workers. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026

In another scheme, former Commerce City Manager Edgar Pascual Cisneros provided $45,000 in bribes to Pacheco to secure a permit for another marijuana company and was promised $235,000 as part of the deal, prosecutors said. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

The president’s promised overhaul of the East Potomac course has not officially begun, but tree removal has already been taking place for weeks. — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026

Warsh promises 'quieter Fed' Investors were disappointed last month when Warsh promised to restore price stability but refused to offer a detailed roadmap. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Meta has promised safety changes before, including teen accounts and expanded parental controls. — Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

As Mikhail Gorbachev became Soviet premier and promised new openness with a policy of glasnost, a slow thaw would begin toward free speech, human rights, the release of political dissidents and relaxed restrictions on emigration. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing promised

• promised land