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

Netflix’s take differentiates itself by devoting its entire first season to the earlier period. — Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026

Every board meeting is devoting a significant amount of time to the succession question, the source said. — Anirban Sen, USA Today, 29 June 2026

While his once-promising political career was over, Profumo earned a measure of redemption by devoting the rest of his life to charitable work and in being named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1975. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026

Jessica Chastain is aces as the CIA analyst devoting every waking moment to his capture, and director Kathryn Bigelow deftly depicts the cost of war and single-minded obsession. — Kevin P. Sullivan, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026

These days, those same thinkers describe their object of study as Unidentified Aerial Phenomena—and universities, governmental agencies, and independent groups are devoting serious resources to finally getting to the bottom of whether extraterrestrials really are out there. — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 19 June 2026

But to avoid being stretched too much, defined as devoting more than 30% of their pay to housing, their income should be closer to $250,000. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 17 June 2026

That’s easier said than done, especially when organizations are devoting far more resources to AI tools than to helping employees adapt to them. — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 15 June 2026

In devoting such deep focus, Hockney, who died Thursday at the age of 88, restored something that had been lost in that original image. — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026