DEVOTING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

devoting

verb

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present participle of devote

as in dedicating

to keep or intend for a special purpose I conscientiously devote several hours every weekend to playing with my dog

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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

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Recent Examples of devoting Cignetti has benefited from Indiana devoting more resources and spending on football than ever before, both from an infrastructure and roster perspective, and by using the transfer portal, where the Hoosiers were able to add several standouts. —

Antonio Morales, New York Times, 12 May 2026 Thorne and director Marc Munden made other changes, devoting extra time to a destructive fire caused by the boys’ poor decision-making (and refusal to listen to Piggy). —

Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 Physician-researchers are having to shift their focus away from science, devoting more time to seeing patients. —

Anil Oza, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026 Nike first publicized its engineering and marketing ambitions for the sub-2-hour marathon in late 2016, devoting substantial resources to the effort, which yielded the breakthrough of the first carbon-fiber running shoe. —

Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026 By the 1970s, editors tried to distinguish their op-ed pages from others, but most adopted the common practice of devoting most, if not all, of their op-ed pages to outside voices. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026 Tony has fully jumped into our theatre program devoting himself to straight plays and musical theatre. —

Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026 After devoting much of his LACMA tenure to construction projects, Govan sounds ready to take off his hard hat. —

Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2026 Most Republicans are likely to line up behind the administration’s request, but Democrats are wary of devoting more money to an unpopular war effort that hasn’t been approved by Congress. —

Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026

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Jarvis worked hard to create Mother’s Day, writing letters to churches, politicians, and city leaders, and eventually, a resolution was passed in Congress, dedicating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Highland Park's decades-long DART membership Highland Park had also been part of DART since 1983, dedicating one cent of its local sales tax, the maximum allowed under state law for transit, to the agency.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 3 May 2026