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

In exchange for the tax abatement, Winstron promised more than 800 jobs with minimum annual salaries of $63,000. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2026

Trump has repeatedly promised to improve healthcare affordability, and el Sayed is offering him a chance to demonstrate that commitment. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026

What services were promised, what was delivered and how were the results measured? — Crystal Etienne, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026

The man who once promised to drain the swamp is perceived as refilling it. — Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026

The parties have agreed to dismiss the Miami-Dade lawsuits and have promised to not sue each other in the future for the same claims. — Michelle Marchante, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

The other Dwarven leaders want the Rings promised to them by Durin III. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026

Millions had died, four empires had collapsed and the world promised never again. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026

During a visit to France's second-largest city Marseille in the south of the country -- which experienced a significant outbreak of looting -- in late October, the president promised action. — David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Phrases Containing promised

• promised land