Synonyms of the word

plight

• n. A dire or unfortunate situation.
• n. (now rare) A (neutral) condition or state.
• n. (obsolete) Good health.
• n. (now chiefly dialectal) Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril.
• n. (now chiefly dialectal) An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation.
• n. (now chiefly dialectal) Blame; culpability; fault; wrong-doing; sin; crime.
• n. (now chiefly dialectal) One's office; duty; charge.
• n. (archaic) That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.
• v. (transitive, now rare) To expose to risk; to pledge.
• v. (transitive) Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony.
• v. (reflexive) To promise (oneself) to someone, or to do something.
• v. (obsolete) To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
• n. (obsolete) A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.

affiance

• v. (transitive) To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.
• n. Faith, trust.
• n. (archaic) A solemn engagement, especially a pledge of marriage.

assurance

• n. The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give…
• n. The state of being assured; firm persuasion; full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certainty.
• n. Firmness of mind; undoubting, steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.
• n. Excess of boldness; impudence; audacity.
• n. (obsolete) Betrothal; affiance.
• n. Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Recently,…
• n. (law) Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed. In England,…

assure

• v. (transitive) To make sure and secure.
• v. (transitive, followed by that or of) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).
• v. (obsolete) To guarantee, promise (to do something).
• v. To reassure.

betroth

• v. To promise to give in marriage.
• v. To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's troth to.

difficulty

• n. The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
• n. An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
• n. Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning.

engage

• v. (heading, transitive) To interact socially.
• v. (heading) To interact antagonistically.
• v. (heading) To interact contractually.
• v. (heading) To interact mechanically.
• v. (intransitive) To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in).

pledge

• v. To make a solemn promise (to do something).
• v. To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
• v. (transitive) To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.
• n. A solemn promise to do something.
• n. Something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept…
• n. A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.
• n. A security to guarantee payment of a debt.
• n. A drinking toast.
• n. (with the) A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.

predicament

• n. A definite class, state or condition.
• n. An unfortunate or trying position or condition; a tight spot.
• n. (logic) That which is predicated; a category.

promise

• n. (countable) An oath or affirmation; a vow.
• n. (countable) A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render…
• n. (uncountable) Reason to expect improvement or success; potential.
• n. (countable, computing, programming) A placeholder object that can be manipulated in code before it has…
• n. (countable, obsolete) Bestowal or fulfillment of what is promised.
• v. (transitive) To commit to something or action; to make an oath; make a vow.
• v. (intransitive) To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good.

quandary

• n. A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation…
• n. A dilemma, a difficult decision or choice.

troth

• n. (archaic) An oath, promise, or pledge.
• n. Specifically, a promise or pledge to marry someone.
• n. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.

vow

• n. A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and…
• n. A declaration or assertion.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To make a vow; to promise.
• v. (transitive) To make a vow regarding (something).
• v. To declare publicly that one has made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act…