Antonyms for promise
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : prom-is |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒm ɪs |
Definition of promise
Origin :- c.1400, "a pledge, vow," from Old French promesse "promise, guarantee, assurance" (13c.) and directly from Latin promissum "a promise," noun use of neuter past participle of promittere "send forth; let go; foretell; assure beforehand, promise," from pro- "before" (see pro-) + mittere "to put, send" (see mission). The ground sense is "declaration made about the future, about some act to be done or not done."
- noun one's word that something will be done
- noun hope, possibility
- verb give word that something will be done
- verb bring hope, possibility
- I promise you I shall not, Mr. Bines; they can row if they like.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Hester Paine, as a young lady, fulfills the promise of her girlhood.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Knife, however, must promise to leave his land to his son-in-law in case he died.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- She was trying to extort a promise that she should appear in its pages, which, as we all remember, she did.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- If we would promise we must put ourselves in a position to perform our promise.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- According to my promise, I saw the minister on the following day.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- My promise is spoken; yours unspoken, but not the less real and solemn.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- I come before you and assume the Presidency at a moment rich with promise.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- He also received the promise of 240 votes of other electors.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Yet the promise of this life is imperiled by the very genius that has made it possible.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
Synonyms for promise
- ability
- accede
- affiance
- affirm
- affirmation
- agree
- agreement
- answer for
- aptitude
- assent
- asservate
- asseveration
- assurance
- assure
- augur
- avowal
- bargain
- bespeak
- betoken
- betroth
- betrothal
- bind
- bode
- bond
- capability
- capacity
- commit
- commitment
- compact
- consent
- contract
- covenant
- cross heart
- declare
- denote
- earnest
- encourage
- encouragement
- engage
- engagement
- ensure
- espousal
- espouse
- flair
- forebode
- foreshadow
- foretoken
- give hope
- good omen
- guarantee
- hint
- hock
- hold out hope
- hold probability
- indicate
- insurance
- insure
- lead to expect
- like
- live up to
- look
- marriage
- mortgage
- oath
- obligate
- obligation
- omen
- outlook
- pact
- parole
- pass
- pawn
- pledge
- plight
- portend
- potential
- presage
- profess
- profession
- promissory note
- sacred word
- say so
- secure
- security
- seem likely
- show signs of
- stipulate
- stipulation
- string along
- subscribe
- suggest
- swear
- swear on bible
- swear up and down
- swearing
- take an oath
- talent
- token
- troth
- undertake
- undertaking
- underwrite
- vouch
- vow
- warrant
- warranty
- word
- word of honor
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