Synonyms of committed

committed 1 of 2

adjective

as in pledged

Related Words

• pledged
• engaged
• promised
• betrothed
• affianced
• spousal
• wifely
• married
• bridal
• prenuptial
• matched
• marital
• espoused
• matrimonial
• mated
• conjugal
• wedded
• nuptial
• connubial

committed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of commit

1

as in accomplished

to carry through (as a process) to completion

accused of committing a felony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accomplished
• fulfilled
• executed
• achieved
• performed
• made
• did
• prosecuted
• perpetrated
• implemented
• carried out
• negotiated
• completed
• carried off
• finished
• went through
• realized
• put through
• pulled off
• brought off
• practiced
• effected
• brought about
• attained
• followed through (with)
• compassed
• engaged (in)
• worked (at)
• effectuated
• repeated
• nailed
• ended
• reenacted
• actualized
• aced
• wound up
• reduplicated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• slighted
• slurred
• skimped

2

as in vowed

to obligate by prior agreement

we were committed to finishing the project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pledged
• vowed
• engaged
• promised
• swore
• mortgaged
• trothed
• enrolled
• enlisted
• betrothed
• affianced
• signed on
• contracted
• plighted
• signed up
• overcommitted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reneged

3

as in left

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

commit only some power to each official

Synonyms & Similar Words

• left
• handed
• entrusted
• transferred
• gave
• delegated
• delivered
• commended
• recommended
• passed
• trusted
• transmitted
• relinquished
• confided
• vested
• consigned
• granted
• turned over
• handed over
• loaned
• submitted
• assigned
• reposed
• divided
• distributed
• conferred
• gave over
• bequeathed
• lent
• furnished
• supplied
• dispensed
• dealt (out)
• dispersed
• surrendered
• released
• turned in
• willed
• recommitted
• handed down
• yielded
• advanced
• handed in
• handed on
• retransferred
• redelivered
• retransmitted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kept
• held
• retained
• reserved
• owned
• possessed
• received
• withheld
• accepted
• occupied
• detained
• held back
• took
• took in
• took over

4

as in imprisoned

to put in or as if in prison

The defendant was committed to prison following the guilty verdict.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imprisoned
• jailed
• interned
• incarcerated
• confined
• arrested
• detained
• locked (up)
• restrained
• caught
• restricted
• apprehended
• immured
• captured
• limited
• constrained
• jugged
• shut
• bound
• impressed
• kept
• barred
• seized
• held
• gated
• nabbed
• pinched
• busted
• picked up
• shackled
• impounded
• handcuffed
• fettered
• shanghaied
• enchained
• trammeled
• manacled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberated
• released
• discharged
• freed
• emancipated
• enfranchised
• manumitted
• unbound
• unfettered
• unchained
• uncaged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of committed

Adjective

He was originally committed to Miami but decided to join the Royals. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026

With the wedding just a few weeks away, Gail offhandedly introduces Tom to the concept of the celebrity pass, in which each person in a committed partnership is allowed to have sex with one famous person of his or her choice, identified in advance. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026

Verb

The North Carolina Department of Transportation committed $600 million to the project and has already spent around $64 million. — Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2026

Cornyn’s questions were closely watched since Blanche requires the backing of all Republicans on the Judiciary Committee and the Texas senator has not committed his support. — Eric Tucker, Fortune, 15 July 2026