Synonyms of devoting

devoting

verb

present participle of devote

1

as in dedicating

to keep or intend for a special purpose

I conscientiously devote several hours every weekend to playing with my dog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dedicating
• saving
• allocating
• reserving
• earmarking
• consecrating
• giving up (to)
• setting apart
• using
• setting aside
• setting by
• entrusting
• sanctifying
• committing
• employing
• blessing
• confiding
• consigning
• applying
• hallowing
• bestowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• neglecting
• misusing
• misapplying

2

as in applying

to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention

planning a diplomatic career, she's been intensely devoting herself to the study of foreign languages in college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• applying
• giving
• committing
• addressing
• spending
• working
• buckling
• bending
• getting cracking
• exerting
• busying
• concerning
• getting with it
• involving
• getting one's act together
• taxing
• turning one's hand
• engaging
• reapplying
• stressing
• setting (to)
• readdressing
• settling (down)
• exhausting
• plowing
• hustling
• troubling
• wearing out
• straining
• knuckling down
• grinding
• carrying on
• plunging (in)
• pitching in
• humping
• plugging (away)
• putting out
• pegging (away)
• plodding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• playing
• trifling
• idling
• dawdling
• fiddling (around)
• dallying
• fooling around
• messing around
• puttering (around)
• pottering (around)
• monkeying (around)
• dillydallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of devoting

There, students spend two hours per day on core subjects with an AI tutor before devoting their afternoons to workshops designed to hone skills like public speaking and relationship building. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

Democrats are devoting resources, in particular, to the governors’ races in Georgia, Ohio, Iowa, and Nevada, all currently held by Republicans. — Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Fellow gardeners around the world are devoting less of their yards to turf and more space to trees. — Paula Weatherby, Florida Times-Union, 5 Sep. 2026

Her reporting reveals stunning details about the high-level government officials who are devoting their time and influence to enable what is, essentially, a portfolio of home-renovation and vanity projects. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

With financial support from all the major record labels, AEN began devoting major blocks of program time to music videos and related content with interactive links enabling consumer purchase. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

That tells me that GoPro was able to bring it to market without devoting huge resources to development. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

Advisors can use technology to automate routine work, reinforce discipline and enhance consistency while devoting more time to relationships, decision making and portfolio construction. — Alex Shahidi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

In their talk at the cybersecurity conference, the OpenAI researchers described devoting significant AI-computing resources to reviewing more than 7 billion agent actions. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026