OVERCOMMITTED Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

overcommitted

verb

past tense of overcommit

as in betrothed

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Relevance

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reneged

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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

Definition of promised

Verb

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

At the same time, Musk has committed roughly $366 million to the 2026 election cycle across at least 40 races, making the world's richest person the midterms' biggest individual donor so far.

— Luke Fountain,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
After allegedly killing Jett, prosecutors say, Von Ferdinand committed real estate fraud and theft on her estate, including grand theft, identity theft, forgery and filing false documents with losses over $500,000.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of committed

Verb

Much of these are solvable problems, if the right people are engaged to ensure that the community is involved from the onset.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
While Owens and Munson did not get engaged during the finale, Owens presented Munson with a promise ring.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of engaged

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