What is another word for swear by?

Pronunciation: [swˈe͡ə bˈa͡ɪ] (IPA)

When it comes to expressing the trust and confidence in something, people often use the phrase "swear by". However, there are several other synonyms that convey the same meaning, such as "believe in", "rely on", "trust", "stand by", "count on", and "have faith in". These words signify an unwavering belief in something or someone, and they are often used to describe one's attitude towards a person, product or service that they have personally experienced. So whether it is a favorite brand of clothes or kitchen appliances, people often have something that they swear by or believe in wholeheartedly.

What are the hypernyms for Swear by?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Swear by

  • Some people swear by writing courses, but whether it really helps American poetry, I have doubts.
    Robert Morgan
  • I swear by that old expression, 'One monkey don't stop no show!' The reality is, we still have some good men out there, and we should hail those men as the kings they are.
    Angie Stone
  • Today we live in a society of stupids. We swear by satellite navigation, but doubt the learned & the wise astrologers. We blindly trust the weather forecast, but doubt the vaastu science, when asked to turn our lives sailing mast. We constantly talk about liberation and still believe in creed and caste. Let our perspectives get maximized, wake up to deeper realities and get Mickeymized.
    Mickey Mehta
  • People think they have taken quite an extraordinarily bold step forward when they have rid themselves of belief in hereditary monarchy and swear by the democratic republic. In reality, however, the state is nothing but a machine for the oppression of one class by another, and indeed in the democratic republic no less than in the monarchy.
    Friedrich Engels
  • "Oh! hush these suspicions," Fair Imogine said, "Offensive to Love and to me! For if ye be living, or if ye be dead, I swear by the Virgin, that none in your stead Shall Husband of Imogine be."
    Matthew Lewis (writer)

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