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

Amazon delivers a high loft version for committed side sleepers with broad shoulders or neck pain. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026

While romance has never been the show's main course—most of these chefs are far more committed to their careers than their love lives—the series has still delivered its fair share of messy breakups, unresolved feelings, and fan-favorite ships. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 26 June 2026

The league and our security team have been in contact with the Phoenix Mercury organization and remain committed to protecting all players. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Her generation was one of thinkers, politically committed to defining how individuals were to be shaped as citizens of a civilized nation. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

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