1
as in executes
to carry through (as a process) to completion
accused of committing a felony
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
3
as in leaves
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
commit only some power to each official
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
4
as in imprisons
to put in or as if in prison
The defendant was committed to prison following the guilty verdict.
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of commits
Following the game, attention shifted to one of LSU’s five-star commits, defensive tackle Lamar Brown, a Louisiana native who attended the game to watch his future team.
—
Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Stanford commits Connor Ohl and Kai Kaneko each scored three goals to lead Newport Harbor (24-1), which defeated Cathedral Catholic for the fourth time in five matches this season.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
Perpetrators could face up to 60 years in prison if a victim commits suicide.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
When one patient, a new mother experiencing postpartum depression, commits an impulsive, desperate act, Linda is forced to contend with her own physically and emotionally unavailable husband.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
The agreement approved by the council commits to transfer the property ownership if the development moves forward.
—Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Comparably, Norman Bates in the 1960 film Psycho develops a split personality of his mother and commits murder while dressed as her.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Ti West, who scored double horror hits last year with X and Pearl, commits almost too well to the sightseeing tedium of a typical vacation video.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Swift commits to the bit with slinky, campy energy, but nothing could have saved this.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Stanford commits Connor Ohl and Kai Kaneko each scored three goals to lead Newport Harbor (24-1), which defeated Cathedral Catholic for the fourth time in five matches this season.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
Perpetrators could face up to 60 years in prison if a victim commits suicide.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
When one patient, a new mother experiencing postpartum depression, commits an impulsive, desperate act, Linda is forced to contend with her own physically and emotionally unavailable husband.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
The agreement approved by the council commits to transfer the property ownership if the development moves forward.
—Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Comparably, Norman Bates in the 1960 film Psycho develops a split personality of his mother and commits murder while dressed as her.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Ti West, who scored double horror hits last year with X and Pearl, commits almost too well to the sightseeing tedium of a typical vacation video.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Swift commits to the bit with slinky, campy energy, but nothing could have saved this.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commits
Verb
-
These are winnable games if everyone executes on the Carolina side, but Young being questionable for both (potentially) makes the outlook kind of up in the air.—
Mike Kaye
October 21,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
-
Missouri executes 1st inmate of the year Missouri executed Lance Shockley, 48, by lethal injection for the 2005 murder of 37-year-old Sgt.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
But then Belly scraps her Parisian plans and pledges her young life to Jeremiah, a rising super senior at Finch majoring in getting high and going to Cabo (which, quite honestly, is more age-appropriate than a wedding).—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
-
The Air Force pledges complete support to end insecurity on the Plateau.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
Supporters call Shalom Wildlife zoo a 'magical place' While some critics say Wisconsin's loose oversight leaves too many gaps, Shalom's supporters see a very different story.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
-
That leaves Watson entering the season with uncertainty ahead.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Plants performs best in moist soils and partial shade to prevent drying out.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
-
Platforms have been listening to advertiser concerns, Granger said, but the hope is to have Apple, Spotify and YouTube move to more of a standard, as advertisers look to see how an ad performs across all mediums.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Brooklyn and Nicola married in April 2022 and renewed their wedding vows this past August.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
-
Continue reading … FIXING TIES – Former defense minister vows to fix US-Colombia alliance 'in a week' if elected.—
,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
In traditional animation, a director crafts a story at storyboard phase trying to craft their story then hands it over to animation artists.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
-
Some flights in the air were able to land, with assistance from the approach controllers that normally guide planes to the airport, but usually hands them off to the tower for landing.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Our favorite mustard accomplishes just that.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
-
Even if Gruden accomplishes that task, the victory would be subject to another round of appeals.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
The new lineup, which builds on Qualcomm’s neural processing unit (NPU) technology leadership, promises rack-scale performance with superior memory capacity.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
-
ExpressVPN only takes around five minutes to set up, and also promises lightning-quick connectivity and 24-hour live-chat support, and allows users to connect to any device, from computers to phones to tablets.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
27 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Commits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commits. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share