COMMITTING Synonyms: 167 Similar and Opposite Words

committing

verb

Definition of committing next

present participle of commit

as in executing

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

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Relevance

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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 Johnson, who played for the Illini last season after verbally committing three years earlier, was booed throughout the game by Illinois fans. —

CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026 Indeed, for example, a provider banned in 2025 for committing fraud was legally allowed to bill for services in 2024, when the fraud had not yet been caught. —

Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026 So far in this session, Georgia made made just one of its nine shots while also committing a turnover. —

Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026 Wallis is accused of committing 75 thefts at multiple Target locations across Florida between July 2025 and February 2026, Uthmeier's office said. —

Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026 With that in mind, analysts believe a bigger issue in committing to releasing 30 new films over 52 weeks is one of manpower. —

Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026 In the experiments, observers consistently judged everyday blunders to be relatively harmless, even when the person committing them appeared mortified. —

Angela Haupt, Time, 27 Feb. 2026 Met not only with government officials, but with business people and ordinary citizens, and tried to work on issues to deescalate violence and also to push for rigorous prosecution if anybody was guilty of committing acts of violence toward Palestinians. —

Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 27 Feb. 2026 They’re accused of committing robberies and attempted robberies in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island. —

Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026

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Verb

But executing its strategy won’t be easy.

— Xiaoying You, semafor.com, 24 Feb. 2026
The writing didn’t necessarily have a purposeful driving imperative, but the show’s new cast was exceptional, and there were worse things to do than watch Kerry Bishé, Eliza Coupe, Dave Franco and Michael Mosley executing Bill Lawrence’s dialogue and wild tonal shifts.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026