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

Keiko Fujimori promised to build four prisons and another similar to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center known as the CECOT, and to force prisoners to work in the prisons. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

These have been promised for some time, and the community is watching closely. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 July 2026

An architecture that can be undone treats autonomy as something built in, not merely promised. — Tetiana Aleksandrova, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

On Thursday, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley also promised to match contributions to Trump Accounts for their employees to encourage early wealth-building. — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 2 July 2026

And at a congressional hearing in February, the foundation's president and CEO, Jeff Reinbold, promised anonymity for any Freedom 250 donors who requested it (but said donations would otherwise be disclosed in the regular reporting process). — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 July 2026

Like Eastern, the airline promised passengers that if a flight was full, the shuttle would roll out a second plane – even for just one passenger. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

With facades facing Seventh Avenue, 498 and 500 Seventh Avenue promised a future for America’s fashion capitol and over time, helped chart the success of Norman Norell, Bill Blass, Donna Karan and Ralph Lauren, among others. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 23 June 2026

As crypto boomed a decade ago, a proliferation of startups promised to make sense of the deluge of coins, projects, and blockchains. — Ben Weiss, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Phrases Containing promised

• promised land