committed

adjective

com·​mit·​ted kə-ˈmi-təd 

1

: placed in confinement (as in a mental institution)

committed patients

2

: having made a pledge or commitment to someone (such as a romantic partner) or something (such as a cause)

committed partners

a committed parent/teacher

strongly committed to the fight for equal rights

also : characterized by such a pledge or commitment

two people in a committed relationship

Examples of committed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Much of the Democratic Party remains committed to defending a federal government that only 22 percent of all Americans trust to do what's right. —Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025

Yet ethical pessimism remains committed to some future human existence, no matter what form that existence takes, no matter who that human is. —Roy Scranton august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025

Lakeshore Public Media remains committed to the mission of public media as a whole and public media in Northwest Indiana, Clifford said. —Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025

And this new path being paved into cities where progress is clear on all fronts is just another way to defer the dreams and progress of a people more committed to the ideals of democracy than any other on the planet. —Kevin A. Slayton Sr, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing committed

• committed relationship

Rhymes for committed

• acquitted
• admitted
• befitted
• emitted
• omitted
• outfitted
• outwitted
• permitted
• refitted
• remitted
• submitted
• transmitted