Synonyms of vows

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verb

present tense third-person singular of vow

as in promises

to make a solemn declaration of intent

she vowed to love him forever

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promises
• swears
• pledges
• agrees
• covenants
• insists
• ensures
• guarantees
• consents
• gives one's word
• assents
• undertakes
• accedes
• declares
• betroths
• plights
• affiances
• avows
• affirms
• contracts
• troths
• asserts
• avers
• engages
• warrants
• avouches

vows

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noun

plural of vow

as in pledges

a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something

we need your vow that you won't damage anything while we're gone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promises
• pledges
• oaths
• words
• assurances
• commitments
• obligations
• agreements
• contracts
• appointments
• guarantees
• troths
• arrangements
• engagements
• covenants
• compacts
• guaranties
• undertakings
• bonds
• securities
• tokens
• deposits
• warranties
• gages
• pawns
• bails

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vows

Verb

Count Binface vows to build one affordable home, rename London Bridge the Phoebe Waller Bridge, after the noted actress. — Scott Simon, NPR, 11 July 2026

Unlike in Cutud, participants are mostly female faith healers adhering not to vows but to mystic trances and possession. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2026

Tatum and Hollis share a tender moment over a cigarette in which Hollis vows to call her the next day and stay in touch better. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 July 2026

Washington denounces Cuba’s overseas medical missions as exploitative and presses allies to drop them, but Calabria’s governor says losing the doctors would cripple care and vows to keep them. — Paolo Santalucia, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Denmark’s leader vows to defend Greenland at the NATO summit. — Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 8 July 2026

The novel, for which PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the cover, centers on Ivy Miller, who vows to never again date an athlete after a string of bad experiences. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

Hanwha vows to expand Canadian ties Hanwha Canada said it was disappointed with the result but said the competition showed the strength of South Korea’s defense industry. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026

While wedding vows typically last about one to three minutes per person, Swift and Kelce took their time celebrating one another on their big day. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026

Noun

An inside source revealed on Sunday that the couple's vows brought Kelce to tears. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026

On March 20, 1969, the couple exchanged vows in secret at the British Consulate in Gibraltar. — Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

Bryan West Moments after Swift and Kelce exchanged vows, rain and flashes of lightning swept across Manhattan outside Madison Square Garden. — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Tina Turner and Erwin Bach Tina Turner and German music executive Erwin Bach exchanged vows on July 4, 2013, in an intimate ceremony at the singer's estate on Lake Zurich in Switzerland after nearly three decades together. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

City leaders can draw outsized attention for their successes and failures, and democratic socialists will be under pressure from residents to deliver on their vows for a new kind of governance. — Matt Brown, Fortune, 20 June 2026

Aspiring nuns begin their training in this convent, and novices take their vows before being sent out to serve the community. — Sophie Neiman, NPR, 20 June 2026

Though Swift and the Super Bowl champ are now rumored to be marrying at Madison Square Garden on July 3, they were previously reported to be exchanging vows at Ocean House on June 13, a nod to Swift’s lucky number. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026