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

There’s never been a better moment to draw inspiration from someone like John Berger, a committed, political artist who compromised neither style nor principles, and was miraculously able to succeed at both. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Marinho said Globo remains committed to its own ecosystem but left open the possibility of deeper partnerships with global platforms. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

Verb

The Patriots have also committed zero penalties, while Seattle has committed six, and a few of them have been especially costly. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

La Palma employs low-energy lighting and air conditioning and is committed to paper reduction using QR codes in the room instead. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026