Vow

/vaʊ/

Synonyms for "vow" (110 found)

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Closest matches (22)

Noun(6 words)

adjuration berith betrothalscitizenship oathcommit tocommitment

affirmand candleassertassert under oathasseverate assurance assure attest avouch avouchment avowbible oathbook certify commit confess

Strong matches (33)

Verb(4 words)

consecrateenter into covenantforeswearskeep a promise

countersign covenant declare depone depose devoteexpress the beliefextrajudicial oathfaith guarantee insistironclad oathjudicial oathkiss the bookloyalty oathmake a promiseoathoath of allegianceoath of office

Noun(8 words)

covenanting covenants devotion foreswearingnorwegian bokmål løfteoathoath of loyaltyoaths

Adjective(2 words)

dutch woordmarital vow

Related words (55)

Adjective(4 words)

occitan promesaoral pledgepromisingsolemn vow

official oathparole pledge plight profess promise resolutionsolemn declarationsolemn oathstate swan swearswear by bellswear the truthswear toswear to godswear to goodnesstest oathtestify troth

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undertake undertaking underwrite vouch warrant warranty wordword of honor

Noun(17 words)

pact pacts pledgepledge of allegiancepledging plighting plights professing promise promisessolemn promiseswear swearing swearsvow of celibacyvowing words

Verb(6 words)

pledged plighted swore sworn undertake undertakes

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5 relation types

More general

12 entries

agreement assurance commit commitment consecrate dedicate devote give obligation pledge plight

More specific

7 entries

marital vowmarriage vowmonastic vowpublic vowsolemn vowvow of celibacyvow of secrecy

Collocations

10 entries

binding vowmarital vowmarriage vowpublic vowsolemn vowvow of loyaltyvow of povertyvow of secrecyvow of silencevow renewal

Inflections

3 entries

vowed vowing vows

Derivations

4 entries

vowal vowed vower vowing

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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With every broken vow, you bring our ideal closer to destruction.

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If I wanted to stop speaking to all the people I despise, I would have to take a vow of silence.

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For you, against myself I'll vow debate, for I must ne'er love him whom you do hate.

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By the God of the Hungarians we vow, we vow, that we will be slaves no longer!

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