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

Congressional leaders in both parties are pushing to lock in long-term, unconditional military commitments to Israel. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

And this convergence underscores how their varied yet deeply rooted commitments to values of equality and fairness helped shift and shape society for the better. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

Even as a brutal heat wave threatened to smother the energy, the fest felt like a cheerful coming-out party—an announcement of the political commitments of a generation of mainstream artists more famous for singing about the self than about society. — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

In the seventies, Ascherson continued to invest his political commitments with as much energy as his reporting. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026

Colorado’s 2027 high school recruiting class already has 20 commitments, more than any other cycle under Sanders. — Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Riyadh, with far larger domestic spending commitments, has more reason to support prices; the UAE, on the other hand, has an incentive to maximize output to turbocharge its economy and global investments. — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Johnson later told House Republican leaders about the meeting but did not say whether Musk had made any commitments about midterm spending. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Call it Comer 2035, a vision separate from the system’s broader Elevate 2035 plan that would articulate Comer’s pediatric-specific values and commitments. — Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026