promise
English Thesaurus
1. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future (noun.cognition)
| hyponym | : | rainbow, |
| definition | : | an illusory hope (noun.cognition) |
2. a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | speech act, |
| definition | : | the use of language to perform some act (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | oath, |
| definition | : | a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | pinning, |
| definition | : | a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | rain check, |
| definition | : | a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future (noun.communication) |
3. make a promise or commitment (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | declare, |
| definition | : | state emphatically and authoritatively (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | pledge, plight, |
| definition | : | promise solemnly and formally (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | swear off, |
| definition | : | promise to abstain from (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | contract, undertake, |
| definition | : | enter into a contractual arrangement (verb.communication) |
4. promise to undertake or give (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | declare, |
| definition | : | state emphatically and authoritatively (verb.communication) |
5. make a prediction about; tell in advance (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | guess, hazard, pretend, venture, |
| definition | : | put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | read, |
| definition | : | interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | augur, |
| definition | : | predict from an omen (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | bet, wager, |
| definition | : | maintain with or as if with a bet (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | prophesy, vaticinate, |
| definition | : | predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration (verb.communication) |
6. give grounds for expectations (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
7. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | promise, |
| definition | : | promise to undertake or give (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | hope, |
| definition | : | be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | promise, |
| definition | : | give grounds for expectations (verb.stative) |
8. a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | assure, promise, |
| definition | : | make a promise or commitment (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | promise, |
| definition | : | promise to undertake or give (verb.communication) |
9. make a promise or commitment (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | promise, |
| definition | : | a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | assurance, pledge, |
| definition | : | a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | promisee, |
| definition | : | a person to whom a promise is made (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | promiser, promisor, |
| definition | : | a person who makes a promise (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | promissory, |
| definition | : | relating to or having the character of a promise (adj.pert) |
10. promise to undertake or give (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | hope, promise, |
| definition | : | grounds for feeling hopeful about the future (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | promise, |
| definition | : | a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | promisee, |
| definition | : | a person to whom a promise is made (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | promiser, promisor, |
| definition | : | a person who makes a promise (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | promissory, |
| definition | : | relating to or having the character of a promise (adj.pert) |
11. make a prediction about; tell in advance (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | forecast, prognosis, |
| definition | : | a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | foreboding, |
| definition | : | an unfavorable omen (noun.event) |
12. give grounds for expectations (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | hope, promise, |
| definition | : | grounds for feeling hopeful about the future (noun.cognition) |
13. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | promise, |
| definition | : | promise to undertake or give (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | hope, |
| definition | : | be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | promise, |
| definition | : | give grounds for expectations (verb.stative) |
14. a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | assure, promise, |
| definition | : | make a promise or commitment (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | promise, |
| definition | : | promise to undertake or give (verb.communication) |
15. make a promise or commitment (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | promise, |
| definition | : | a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | assurance, pledge, |
| definition | : | a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | promisee, |
| definition | : | a person to whom a promise is made (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | promiser, promisor, |
| definition | : | a person who makes a promise (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | promissory, |
| definition | : | relating to or having the character of a promise (adj.pert) |
16. promise to undertake or give (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | hope, promise, |
| definition | : | grounds for feeling hopeful about the future (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | promise, |
| definition | : | a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | promisee, |
| definition | : | a person to whom a promise is made (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | promiser, promisor, |
| definition | : | a person who makes a promise (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | promissory, |
| definition | : | relating to or having the character of a promise (adj.pert) |
17. make a prediction about; tell in advance (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | forecast, prognosis, |
| definition | : | a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | foreboding, |
| definition | : | an unfavorable omen (noun.event) |
18. give grounds for expectations (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | hope, promise, |
| definition | : | grounds for feeling hopeful about the future (noun.cognition) |
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