Antonyms for guarantee
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : gar-uh n-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌgær ənˈti |
Definition of guarantee
Origin :- 1670s, alterted (perhaps via Spanish garante), from earlier garrant "warrant that the title to a property is true," early 15c., from Old French garant "defender, protector," from Germanic (see warrant (n.)). For form evolution, see gu-. Originally "person giving something as security;" sense of the "pledge" itself (which is properly a guaranty) developed 17c.
- noun pledge, promise
- verb pledge, promise
- England had been shrewd enough to guarantee them their domains and revenues.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- I can at least guarantee that the river shall not suffer from his visit.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Betty fumbled with her sketching things as a sort of guarantee of good faith.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- Who will guarantee our independence when we are at the mercy of every state?
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Its guarantee is the laws of the universe, and these are "the Hands of the Living God."
- Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond
- Did kind Fates design it as a guarantee of peace and stability?
- Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
- With such a guarantee from a man in such favour at Court, who could doubt?
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
- Experts had to decide, whether the quality tendered was up to the guarantee.
- Extract from : « Bremen Cotton Exchange » by Andreas Wilhelm Cramer
- More and more do I refuse to draw my income and sneer at those who guarantee it.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- But his man shall drive you over and I'll guarantee you beat the train.
- Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
Synonyms for guarantee
- affirm
- agreement
- angel
- answer for
- assurance
- assure
- attest
- attestation
- aver
- back
- bail
- bankroll
- bargain
- be surety for
- bind oneself
- bond
- certainty
- certificate
- certification
- certify
- charter
- collateral
- confirm
- contract
- cosign
- covenant
- deposit
- earnest
- endorse
- ensure
- evidence
- evince
- gage
- get behind
- give bond
- grubstake
- guaranty
- insurance
- insure
- juice
- lock
- maintain
- make bail
- make certain
- make sure
- mortgage
- oath
- pawn
- pick up the check
- pick up the tab
- pipe
- protect
- prove
- reassure
- recognizance
- secure
- security
- sign for
- stake
- stand behind
- stand up for
- support
- sure thing
- surety
- swear
- testament
- testify
- token
- undertaking
- vouch for
- vow
- wager
- warrant
- warranty
- witness
- word
- word of honor
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