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

The ambitious festival also promised a youth jazz camp and youth jazz intensive/master class, and seminars on the state of jazz in America. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

As of May, Uber was still trying to unlock the innovation AI promised. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

The ministry promised a fresh review of security procedures in schools, particularly measures to prevent weapons and other dangerous items from being taken onto school premises. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Netflix, Disney and others fired off cease and desist letters, and ByteDance (which also owns TikTok) promised to do better. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Serbia also has promised to help rebuild Ukraine after the war. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Cassidy said then that Kennedy had promised to protect the existing vaccination system; those assurances, as Cassidy later acknowledged, proved empty. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

In 2026, Sacramento Democrats and the governor promised that affordability would be a guiding priority. — Tony Strickland, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2026

According to a release from the Indonesian National Police (INP), MS was promised a payment of 50,000 Malaysian Ringgit ($12,200) to transport the substances to Jakarta. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing promised

• promised land