Pledge and Uphold

Pledge

Pledge verb - To obligate by prior agreement.

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Uphold and pledge are semantically related in assure topic. In some cases you can use "Uphold" instead a verb "Pledge".

Nearby Words: pledged, pledging, pledgee, pledger, pledget

Uphold verb - To continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections.

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Pledge and uphold are semantically related in assure topic. Sometimes you can use "Pledge" instead a verb "Uphold".

Nearby Words: upholder, upholding

friendship	pledge friendship	uphold friendship
honor	pledge honor	uphold honor

The membership pledge is wholly unenforcable; it falls to the individual Knights themselves to uphold their vows.

Source: Blog / Knights of Fandom
I willingly pledge my magic, my knowledge, my resources, and my life to uphold these things.

Source: Badass Creed / Literature

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Uphold and Pledge. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pledge/uphold

Pledge & Uphold. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pledge/uphold>.

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