Broke and Promised

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Broke adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.

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Promised is an antonym for broke.

Nearby Word: broken

Promised adjective - Pledged in marriage.

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Broke is an antonym for promised.

Nearby Words: promise, promising, promisee, promisor

The next day, he broke his promised and, when called out on it, he claimed he had his fingers crossed when he made it.

Source: Lying Finger Cross
My Eyes Are Leaking: Etna starts to cry in Etna Mode when she realizes she broke the promise she made to King Krichevskoy, because she killed Laharl instead of protecting him, like she promised she would.

Source: Characters / Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
However, he doesn't even seem to contemplate this and instead decides to fight Eggman while he's handicap anyway, not to mention that by doing this, he had broke his commitment to Sally after he had promised her to be there for her when she needed his help.

Source: Informed Wrongness

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