noncommitment

noun

non·​com·​mit·​ment ˌnän-kə-ˈmit-mənt 

plural noncommitments

1

: lack of commitment or a failure or refusal to commit to someone or something

… doesn't excuse random instances of noncommitment in a long-term relationship.

—Bridgette Williams

" … to not link aid with a human rights policy—sends a signal around the world of our noncommitment to fairness."

—Jesse Jackson

Scheduling conflicts seem to be a surprisingly common excuse for missing an event that was announced a year and a half ago. Others offered mushy noncommitments [=noncommittal responses].

—Jeremy W. Peters

2

: a failure or refusal to commit something or someone

the government's noncommitment of troops in the region

Examples of noncommitment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The color of noncommitment. —Diana Budds, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for noncommitment

• recommitment
• commitment