PLEDGING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

pledging

verb

present participle of pledge

as in committing

to obligate by prior agreement I would love to go to dinner with you, but I've pledged myself to a play with my parents that night

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reneging

as in pawning

to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan pledged their house against the loan

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as in vowing

to make a solemn declaration of intent I pledge that I will abide by all of the rules of this organization

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Recent Examples of pledging But it’s also tried to make inroads in the movie business in the last couple years, pledging to double its film production by 2027, aiming for 10-15 films annually, partly to have greater control over IP. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 Infantino left New York City last week with letters pledging election support from about 200 of FIFA’s 211 national member federations who vote for their leader every four years. — Graham Dunbar, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 The chaos also had ripple effects abroad, with Italy and France pledging to tighten their controls on people arriving from Spain. — ABC News, 31 July 2026 Tech giant OpenAI is pledging $71 million to Georgia college students, in the form of $100 one-time credits students can use on one of their AI tech platforms. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026 According to an unclassified summary of the case against Zada, the 47-year-old is accused of pledging allegiance to ISIS and indoctrinating her children with ISIS ideology. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026 Over the longer term, Fashion Britain will undertake economic as well as cultural intervention, with the BFC pledging to build lasting pathways for designers and creatives to forge sustainable careers in their home regions. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 29 July 2026 Backed by a powerful conservative bloc in Congress, Fujimori is pledging an ‘iron fist’ on crime. — Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 Talk through your options with your financial advisor before pledging your portfolio, and make sure the loan fits into the rest of your strategy and financial situation. — Kristin McKenna, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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Jones is accused of committing nine offenses against the man, including kissing him multiple times without consent and touching the man’s genitals while the man was driving.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Dalke earned significant media attention as a young golf prospect, committing to a scholarship at the University of Oklahoma at the age of 12.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

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When interviewed by police in May, Weckesser allegedly admitted to stealing the ring from the home and re-shaping it before pawning it off.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Following the break-in, police said Kisakye traveled to Miami and began pawning expensive jewelry.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026

Definition of pawning

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At their New York City wedding on Friday, July 3, Kelce reportedly moved Swift to tears by vowing always to protect her.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 28 July 2026
Several Republican senators and leading proponents of the bill are vowing to oppose a vote to leave for recess.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026

Definition of vowing

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These candidates are applied via atomic layer deposition (ALD), a high-precision manufacturing method capable of depositing uniform, ultrathin layers at a near-atomic level.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
The bottom line Temporarily parting with $80,000 by depositing into a CD account won't be appropriate for every saver.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 29 June 2026

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The unit has an influx of talent in Proctor, Miami’s 2026 first-round pick, as well as promising pieces like Paul and Savaiianae, the latter of whom’s return to the right side could be a huge difference-maker.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
But within a couple of weeks, conditions for hosting the events looked promising as long as there were some modifications to where the athletes ran and biked.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026

Definition of promising

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