COMMITS Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

commits

verb

Definition of commits next

present tense third-person singular of commit

as in executes

to carry through (as a process) to completion accused of committing a felony

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Relevance

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as in pledges

to obligate by prior agreement we were committed to finishing the project

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reneges

as in leaves

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another commit only some power to each official

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as in imprisons

to put in or as if in prison The defendant was committed to prison following the guilty verdict.

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Recent Examples of commits Just past the half-hour mark, Martin Zubimendi commits a foul from behind and appears to hurt himself in the process. —

Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 Their daughter Jane wants to leave law school and pursue creative writing, but when their son Kevin, a policeman, commits a violent act and then disappears, everyone’s dreams threaten to turn into deep regrets. —

Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026 The settlement announced Monday also commits the city to develop rules governing conduct in the council chamber. —

John Aguilar, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026 China holds Tibet without noticeable bother, commits crimes against its Uyghur Muslim minority with impunity, launches acts of aggression against its neighbors in the South China Sea, and growls off any court or tribunal that looks askance—which few do. —

David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026 As Cutter’s mushroom-growing dad and reluctant replacement coach, Leslie Nielsen commits to broad physical comedy with fearless enthusiasm. —

Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026 Meta commits to buying millions of Nvidia chips for its AI data centers. —

Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026 There’s obviously some concern whenever a pitcher commits to the event because of injury risk, but he can be relieved the Braves have only position players in this edition. —

Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 17 Feb. 2026 The script glances in such directions but never commits. —

Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2026

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Who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, who loves the strangers and provides for them.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
The next version of this deal, the next long-sighted rebuilding trade that Vancouver successfully executes, will be far more complicated to pull off.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026