TROTHS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

troths 1 of 2

noun

plural of troth

as in promises

a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something by my troth, I will not trespass on your precious property

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Relevance

as in engagements

the act or state of being engaged to be married solemnly announced their troth before the church's congregation

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disengagements

troths

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of troth

as in commits

to obligate by prior agreement I troth myself eternally to your service

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reneges

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Noun

For the record, Bonta and the other dozen or so AGs behind the ParaBros antitrust suit, which the WGA has also linked up with, have taken a wary show-us-the-money approach to Ellison’s production promises.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026
All know that whatever promises are made, Iran can quickly disrupt the Strait and hit its neighbors with rockets and drones, damaging their oil facilities and water desalination plants.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of promises

Noun

The Prince and Princess of Wales, known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland, combined their visit to the Commonwealth Games with other engagements.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 2 Aug. 2026
The amount of time spent on social engagements with friends went down 20 hours per month.

— Taylor Seely, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of engagements

Verb

For the sake of their fans, hopefully their next GM accepts this fate, is OK with taking a step back and commits to a path that at least creates some light at the end of the tunnel.

— Harman Dayal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
That commits a patient to a network for years, at an age when health needs may be hard to forecast.

— Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of commits

Noun

Eternal vows extend well beyond the wedding day, and laws exist to protect and fulfill the aspirations of spouses and entire family units.

— Morgan Mouchette, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Thunderstorms rolled in just hours before Vosk, 42, and Godar, 43, were set to exchange vows, forcing the couple to move their ceremony from the woods to a tent overlooking the property’s iconic Highland cows.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Definition of vows

Verb

So my guess/belief/thought is that the executive trio is hoping for the best this year, but is unwilling to do anything that mortgages future seasons.

— Josh Kendall, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Those are the players in recent memory who’ve commanded the kind of draft capital that reshapes franchises — the sort of seismic move that mortgages a future and, in return, attaches expectations normally reserved for franchise-carrying superstars.

— Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026

Definition of mortgages

Noun

Those who reported the hazing were then urinated on, spat on and hit repeatedly by other pledges in retaliation for coming forward, the University Daily Kansan reported in 2019.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Victim 1, however, told detectives that Pinder was the dean of pledges, James was the vice dean of pledges, and Dyous was the one who assigned Pinder and James, and also explained the hazing process, according to the warrant affidavits.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Definition of pledges

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