Synonyms of commitments

commitments

noun

plural of commitment

as in obligations

something one must do because of prior agreement

they made a commitment to pay the bill upon receipt of their order

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obligations
• responsibilities
• duties
• needs
• promises
• vows
• requirements
• constraints
• burdens
• pledges
• imperatives
• offices
• pacts
• charges
• payments
• dos
• contracts
• devoirs
• incumbencies
• arrangements
• oaths
• words
• debts
• covenants
• restraints
• trusts
• compacts
• appointments
• compulsions
• forces
• tributes
• reservations
• setups
• engagements
• prearrangements
• musts
• troths
• coercions
• duresses
• onuses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exemptions
• graces
• waivers
• stays
• discharges
• releases
• options
• postponements
• alternatives
• choices
• reliefs
• preferences
• loopholes
• selections
• eases
• picks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of commitments

The software also tracks verbal commitments in a log called the Promise Ledger, so that staff can be held accountable during performance reviews. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

The program ultimately depends on customer commitments, regulatory approvals, government funding, financing, and final investment decisions. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Then June happened, and the Noles were able to check off the four-star box, but many people felt like the flurry of commitments was similar to a last spasm from a dead body. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Neither side expects the other to stick to its commitments, so every aspect of the roadmap is conditional. — Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 31 July 2026

The project those votes would allow, among other housing projects, known as Midway Rising, is among the largest affordable housing commitments on a single site in California. — Zack Defazio Farrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026

Israel shall fully complete, without delay, all remaining commitments under Sharm Sheikh Protocol, particularly the cessation of military operations as detailed in annex (1). — ABC News, 31 July 2026

Larger projects get steady funding through multiple years, so that researchers can hire staff, design and purchase equipment, and make commitments to other involved institutions or people, such as patients undergoing treatments. — Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

The city has made no commitments regarding extension agreements, but said the companies could be required to pay all associated costs. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026