Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pledge

5 senses of pledge

Sense 1
pledge, plight -- (promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife")
       => promise, assure -- (make a promise or commitment)

Sense 2
pledge, subscribe -- (pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals; "I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station")
       => donate -- (give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month")

Sense 3
toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail -- (propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year")
       => honor, honour, reward -- (bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action")

Sense 4
pledge -- (give as a guarantee; "I pledge my honor")
       => consign, charge -- (give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage")

Sense 5
pledge -- (bind or secure by a pledge; "I was pledged to silence")
       => oblige, bind, hold, obligate -- (bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise")

Antonyms of adj pledged

1 sense of pledged

Sense 1
pledged, sworn -- (bound by or as if by an oath; "according to an early tradition became his sworn brother"; "sworn enemies")

INDIRECT (VIA committed) -> uncommitted -- (not bound or pledged)

Similarity of adj pledged

1 sense of pledged

Sense 1
pledged, sworn -- (bound by or as if by an oath; "according to an early tradition became his sworn brother"; "sworn enemies")
       => committed (vs. uncommitted) -- (bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude; "committed church members"; "a committed Marxist")