sworn

Other forms of sworn

comparative

sworner·

superlative

swornest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about sworn

What does sworn mean?

sworn means "bound by or as if by an oath". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sworn?

sworn has 1 syllable: sworn. In IPA it is /ˈswɔɹn/.

What is another word for sworn?

Close synonyms include pledged. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of sworn?

The recorded antonyms are unsworn.

Is sworn a common word?

sworn is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.