promises

oath

Formal binding promise

• pledgeBinding promise given
• swearVow or use profanity
• covenantBinding formal pledge

troth · declaration · avowal · solemn · sacred · binding · witness · testament · matrimonial · wedding

dedication

Wholehearted loyalty to purpose

• loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
• devotionDeep, loyal commitment
• obligationRequired task or commitment

responsibility · fidelity · allegiance · steadfastness · faithfulness · constancy · adherence · engagement · accountability · duty

contract

Enforceable written agreement

• guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
• warrantyFormal repair promise
• pactFormal agreement between parties

deal · compact · stipulation · terms · conditions · legal · assent · ratification · endorsement · underwriting

broken

Damaged beyond function

• unfulfilledNot brought to completion
• emptyHolding nothing inside
• hollowEmpty within

betrayal · letdown · breach · failed · unkept · false · disillusionment · regret · bitterness · distrust

optimism

Tendency to expect good

• aspirationStrong desire for achievement
• dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
• potentialLatent capacity for development

possibility · prospects · future · anticipation · yearning · ambition · vision · expectation · belief · desire

showing

Presenting for others

• earlyOccurring before expected
• greatLarge or excellent
• signsDisplays conveying information

talent · budding · emerging · gifted · prodigy · glimmers · hints · indicators · harbinger · foreshadowing

• romancelove story, amor, love, boyfriend, courting
• childhood friendshipbest friends, playmates, sharing, birthday parties, sleepovers
• declarationsdeclaration, declarations, proclamation, proclamations, announcement
• intimacykiss, hug, embrace, closeness, snuggling
• verbal contractsoral agreements
• pragmaticspresupposition, context, inference, locution, pragmatics