Synonyms of pledging

pledging

verb

present participle of pledge

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• committing
• vowing
• mortgaging
• promising
• engaging
• trothing
• swearing
• enlisting
• betrothing
• plighting
• enrolling
• signing on
• affiancing
• contracting
• signing up
• overcommitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reneging

2

as in pawning

to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan

pledged their house against the loan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pawning
• depositing
• mortgaging
• hocking
• bonding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buying (back)
• winning (back)
• redeeming

3

as in vowing

to make a solemn declaration of intent

I pledge that I will abide by all of the rules of this organization

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vowing
• promising
• swearing
• agreeing
• covenanting
• insisting
• ensuring
• guaranteeing
• giving one's word
• declaring
• undertaking
• acceding
• consenting
• assenting
• plighting
• affirming
• asserting
• betrothing
• affiancing
• trothing
• avowing
• contracting
• averring
• engaging
• warranting
• avouching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pledging

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Vietnamese President To Lam met in Canberra last month, pledging to deepen their partnership on issues like defense and trade. — Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

The Serbian Progressive Party has gradually taken control of all state institutions since coming to power in 2012, while denying abuse of office and repeatedly pledging to fight graft. — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

To back this massive bet, SoftBank has employed various financial leverage tools, including pledging a portion of its stake in Arm. — CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Five years later, Sheikh Hamad effectively broke the siege by visiting Gaza and pledging more than four hundred million dollars to reconstruction efforts there. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Local-government officials encouraged the frenzy by pledging financial aid to start-ups that used OpenClaw. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

Kramer is accused of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State of Syria and arming himself to carry out a mass casualty attack against the American people. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Jacob has been pledging to kill her, sometimes in visceral terms, all season. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

For years, Silicon Valley has been pledging to disrupt Hollywood (and in many cases, succeeding). — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026