COMMITTING Synonyms: 167 Similar and Opposite Words

committing

verb

present participle of commit

as in executing

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

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as in pledging

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

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reneging

as in handing

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

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as in imprisoning

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 committing Clark endured one of the worst shooting nights of her career, making just four of 14 shots from the field while committing three turnovers. —

Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026 That spiraled into heavy addiction, committing his first bank robbery, and five years in federal prison. —

Rina Nakano, CBS News, 6 June 2026 Starring Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman, a yuppie investment banker whose only real passions are consumerism, dining out, and committing murder, this black comedy and horror fusion satirizes the mass-consumption and performative lifestyle that was a hallmark of the 1980s culture and economy. —

Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026 According to their plea agreements, Lopez and Gonzalez admitted to committing at least 15 robberies and attempted robberies from May to December 2023. —

Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026 Bold botanical prints are having a major moment right now, and at $27, this feels like a low-risk way to lean into the trend before committing to a bigger splurge. —

Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2026 Fed policymakers largely have stuck to a narrative of waiting to see how developments play out this year before committing to a policy path. —

Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 June 2026 Why not wait until things settle down before committing? —

Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 4 June 2026 Before committing to a new one, users can test a search engine by visiting its website. —

Greta Cross, USA Today, 4 June 2026

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And many marketing teams are still executing against a map of a territory that has already morphed.

— Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 4 June 2026
What appears to be a Unitree G1 humanoid robot wearing a blue clown wig can be seen confidently executing a roundhouse kick — squarely in the stomach of a young child in the audience, causing the kid to double over in pain.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 4 June 2026