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

Not everyone felt so committed. —Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025

Returning to Myself is at its best when most committed to Carlile’s interiority. —Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday on CNBC that the administration remains committed to helping ranchers prosper while trying to reduce consumer prices. —Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025

Those numbers emphasize why the Commanders remain committed to him as the franchise signal caller and why their odds to make the postseason dropped so much after the recent injury update. —Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 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