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Synonyms for betroth

Most common

engage plight affiance

All synonyms

Verb

Related words

Word family
betrothal betrothed betrothment

Forms

Past participle
betrothed
e.g. betrothed → engaged, plighted, affianced…

Example sentences

  • engage I'd like to engage in foreign trade in the future.
  • plight She was not sympathetic to my plight.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
betrothrising
engagerising
plightsteady
affiancefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
engage2, plight1
8 letters
affiance

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (engage2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
fiancer
Deutsch
verloben