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

Both organizations expressed their gratitude toward one another for the partnership while the board’s resources and ability to self-govern matured, and both remain committed to the Harambee neighborhood. —Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026

The turnout was strong, with committed residents, nonprofit groups and business leaders offering thoughtful ideas on how to enhance and safeguard this vital southern corridor. —Staff Artist, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026

Verb

The crime had similarities to those committed by Bundy, who admitted to kidnapping and murdering young women throughout the Western United States in the 1970s. —Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026

Now, improbably, the next season is filming, and Sierra is back on set to discover her sister’s killer—even though everyone thinks that Sierra herself must have committed the murder. —Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026