COMMITTED Synonyms: 183 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of committed

as in pledged

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verb

past tense of commit

as in accomplished

to carry through (as a process) to completion accused of committing a felony

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as in vowed

to obligate by prior agreement we were committed to finishing the project

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reneged

as in left

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another commit only some power to each official

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as in imprisoned

to put in or as if in prison The defendant was committed to prison following the guilty verdict.

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Recent Examples of committed

Adjective

The department remains committed to accountability and providing access to public records in accordance with the law, while respecting the integrity of any ongoing investigations and potential legal proceedings. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026 Still, both Apple and Amazon remain committed to providing satellite connectivity to current and future iPhone and Apple Watch models. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Verb

The Bulls committed 27 turnovers, leading to 35 points for the Raptors. — CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 During her State of the Union address on 16th September, President von der Leyen committed to overhauling single market rules by the end of next year and advancing EU Inc to streamline cross-border expansion. — Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for committed

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All the properties—the new initiates and those who re-pledged, so to speak—were honored at an event at the Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild in Paris on June 2.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026

Definition of pledged

Verb

When pressed on whether an overhaul on that scale could be accomplished, El-Sayed compared it to mountain climbing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
This is a team that accomplished something never done in NFL history against the Buffalo Bills in Week 5.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of accomplished

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Those fears were particularly triggered after government officials in some states ruled by the BJP vowed to strike people off assistance programs if they'd been deleted off voter rolls.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
Trump has long vowed to build a border wall along the roughly 2,000-mile length of the southwest border.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of vowed

Verb

And despite Hubbard's release, as many as 20 Americans remain imprisoned in Russia, including some whose families dispute the charges against them.

— Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Elizabeth’s mother Kerrie Struhs was imprisoned in 2019 for child neglect after Elizabeth's undiagnosed diabetes left her close to death.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of imprisoned

Adjective

The couple began dating in 2018, became engaged in January 2019 and married in June of that year.

— Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
If companies want more engaged workers, ADP CEO Maria Black says CEOs and senior leaders should start by asking themselves if employees trust them.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of engaged

Verb

Dellucci and his teammates had fulfilled their personal dreams and made history as the fastest franchise to win a World Series.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
In 2020, Gaels owner Derrick Bachman fulfilled his dream of revamping a restaurant in his own vision when Brady’s Public House decided not to renew its lease at 5424 Troost Ave.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of fulfilled

Verb

When the button promised nothing and would simply delete the photos, the 32-billion-parameter model still chose it 75% of the time.

— Shae Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Those are safe talking points for the midterms, but hardly the MAHA agenda Kennedy promised to deliver in Washington.

— David Lim, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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