All covenant synonyms
cov·e·nant
C c noun covenant
- compact — Compact things are small or take up very little space. You use this word when you think this is a good quality.
- convention — A convention is a way of behaving that is considered to be correct or polite by most people in a society.
- stipulation — a condition, demand, or promise in an agreement or contract.
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- transaction — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
- commitment — Commitment is a strong belief in an idea or system.
- deal — If you say that you need or have a great deal of or a good deal of a particular thing, you are emphasizing that you need or have a lot of it.
- dicker — If you say that people are dickering about something, you mean that they are arguing or disagreeing about it, often in a way that you think is foolish or unnecessary.
- bargain — Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
- contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- treaty — a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- papers — a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- trust — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- deed — A deed is something that is done, especially something that is very good or very bad.
- arrangement — Arrangements are plans and preparations which you make so that something will happen or be possible.
- bond — A bond between people is a strong feeling of friendship, love, or shared beliefs and experiences that unites them.
- handshake — handshaking
- concordat — a pact or treaty, esp one between the Vatican and another state concerning the interests of religion in that state
- pact — an agreement, covenant, or compact: We made a pact not to argue any more.
verb covenant
- concur — If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.
- pledge — a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war.
- vow — a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment: marriage vows; a vow of secrecy.
- promise — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- stipulate — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- undertake — to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt: She undertook the job of answering all the mail.
- swear — to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
- plight — Archaic. pledge.
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.