Synonyms of oaths

oaths

noun

plural of oath

as in vows

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

I need your oath that you won't do anything until I've had time to make a decision

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of oaths

Rituals are performed, oaths proposed and broken, and tensions escalate as the unburied body decays. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026

So now poor Hugh must decide between his oaths to Rhaenyra and his wife, who stubbornly (and rather stupidly) remains. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The parliament in England created laws against Quakers, forbidding them to worship freely, charging them with punishments for refusing to take oaths or refusing to remove their hats. — Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Article 6 of the United States Constitution, written in Philadelphia in 1787, forbade any religious oaths for those who wanted to hold office. — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 24 June 2026

The oaths that women swore in labor were concerned with this problem of parting one body from another. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

Incoming members of parliament are slated to take their oaths next month, and it is expected that Prime Minister-designate Peter Magyar will push for the legislature to address the anti-LGBT laws immediately. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2026

Although required oaths—such as allegiance to the sovereign and canonical obedience—are taken at the earlier election and confirmation ceremonies, the installation service does include a number of formal declarations or reaffirmations connected to the archbishop’s ministry. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026

The committee will likely conduct hearings and will have the authority to compel witness attendance, administer oaths, and issue subpoenas. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 17 Feb. 2026