promise
Definitions
Noun
- A verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
- Grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
Verb
- Make a promise or commitment
- Promise to undertake or give
- Make a prediction about; tell in advance
- Give grounds for expectations
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "promise".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | promise | 2 | 45 |
| 2 | promised | 2 | 45 |
| 3 | compromise | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | promises | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | compromised | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | compromises | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | compromiser | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "promise".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | apparatus | 4 | 29 |
| 2 | precious | 2 | 29 |
| 3 | painless | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | pompous | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | poultice | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | powerless | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | preface | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | speechless | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | spotless | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | spineless | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | pelvis | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | piraeus | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | openness | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | optimus | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | paramus | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | pardus | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | parness | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | peatross | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | perseus | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | petrus | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | pincus | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | pinkus | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | porpoise | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | prapas | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | primus | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | promus | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | provus | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | sprogus | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "promise".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | promised | 2 | 45 |
| 2 | promises | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | compromise | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | prose | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | premises | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | premise | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | poise | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | compromised | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | proxmire | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | compromises | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | prosise | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | proms | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | promster | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | premised | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | compromiser | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | uprise | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | troise | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | romine | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | prowse | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | prouse | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "promise" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "promise" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "promise" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fulfilled | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "promise".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | premise | 2 | 7 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 7
Sound Alikes: 28
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Online ‘guru girlies’ promise a better life, but is it too good to be true? | Zandile Powell
Jun 7, 2025 The Guardian
Jun 7, 2025 The Guardian
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Jun 6, 2025 newscentermaine.com
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Microlearning apps promise to make you smarter in just 15 minutes. Do they?
Jun 8, 2025 The Globe and Mail
Jun 8, 2025 The Globe and Mail