Synonyms for promise
ˈprɒm ɪsprom·ise

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. promise

   All these words involve at least two parties, tho an engagement or promise may be the act of but one. A contract is a formal agreement between two or more parties for the doing or leaving undone some specified act or acts, and is ordinarily in writing. Mutual promises may have the force of a contract. A consideration, or compensation, is essential to convert an agreement into a contract. A contract may be oral or written. A covenant in law is a written contract under seal. Covenant is frequent in religious usage, as contract is in law and business. Compact is essentially the same as contract, but is applied to international agreements, treaties, etc. A bargain is a mutual agreement for an exchange of values, without the formality of a contract. A stipulation is a single item in an agreement or contract. A cartel is a military agreement for the exchange of prisoners or the like.

   Synonyms:
   agreement, arrangement, bargain, cartel, compact, contract, covenant, engagement, obligation, pact, pledge, stipulation

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 4 votes

1. promiseverb

   Synonyms:
   engage, assure

   Antonyms:
   covenant, pledge, stipulate

2. promisenoun

   Synonyms:
   engagement, assurance, word, pledge

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. promisenoun

   a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

   Synonyms:
   hope

2. promise, hopeverb

   grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

   "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

   Synonyms:
   hope

3. promise, assureverb

   make a promise or commitment

   Synonyms:
   predict, reassure, ascertain, control, forebode, assure, guarantee, call, prognosticate, anticipate, check, see to it, foretell, insure, tell, ensure, secure, see

4. promiseverb

   promise to undertake or give

   "I promise you my best effort"

   Synonyms:
   assure, anticipate, call, foretell, predict, forebode, prognosticate

5. predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promiseverb

   make a prediction about; tell in advance

   "Call the outcome of an election"

   Synonyms:
   forestall, predict, augur, forebode, foreshadow, scream, prognosticate, counter, phone, yell, foreknow, shout out, foretell, cry, herald, call in, auspicate, expect, holler, call up, betoken, call off, assure, call, look for, send for, previse, anticipate, address, visit, portend, shout, bode, foresee, look to, announce, presage, name, hollo, squall, bid, ring, omen, forecast, harbinger, telephone, annunciate, prefigure

6. promiseverb

   give grounds for expectations

   "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"

   Synonyms:
   assure, anticipate, call, foretell, predict, forebode, prognosticate

Matched Categories

1. • Be
   • Commitment
   • Declare
   • Guess
   • Speech Act

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1. heritagenoun

   something (or someone) promised to the next generation.

   jesus christ is the promised messiah. "many died in the faith, not having received the promise, but having seen it afar off, confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth."

   Submitted by tburr3415 on May 5, 2022  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. promisenoun

   Synonyms:
   word, engagement, assurance, pledge

2. promisenoun

   Synonyms:
   promising character

3. promiseverb

   Synonyms:
   pledge, engage, covenant, assure

4. promiseverb

   Synonyms:
   give expectation of, excite a hope of

5. promiseverb

   Synonyms:
   engage, agree, stipulate, bargain, be sworn, pledge one's self, plight one's word, pass one's word, give assurance, make an agreement, tie one's self

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. promisenoun

   Synonyms:
   pledge, word, parole, plight, betrothal, troth, vow, assurance, covenant

2. promiseverb

   Synonyms:
   pledge, covenant, assure, plight

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1. List of paraphrases for "promise":

   pledge, promises, promised, swear, commitment, promising, undertaking, bride, pledges

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1. List of known nicknames for "Promise":

   Promise Jason Jamal Shepherd

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:5.0 / 3 votes

1. PROMISE

   Synonyms:
   PROspective randomized MIlrinone Survival Evaluation

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1. Phil Lord:

   This is the first film we've worked on that seems like a good idea to begin with, we promise to take risks, to give the audience a fresh experience, and we pledge ourselves to be faithful stewards of these characters who mean so much to us.

2. Tony Clement:

   It's the ultimate hypocrisy to promise more openness, promise more transparency than the previous government ... and the way we find out about the deal going through and the export permits being signed is through court documentation.

3. Francis Collins:

   We might easily exceed that, but I think President Joe Biden's being smart, instead of overpromising and underdelivering, which is sort of what happened back in December, President Joe Biden's going to kind of under promise and then hope to overdeliver.

4. Gerrit Schneemann:

   Higher data speeds and throughput are a promise, but, with limited network availability [ they ] will have limited immediate impact on the user experience, it is not yet really clear what a killer application or use case might be for smartphones on 5G.

5. Rahul Shah:

   The promise of a trade deal coming this year, I think that's becoming less and less likely, that does set up the market possibly for a correction at this point.