OVERCOMMITS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

overcommits

verb

present tense third-person singular of overcommit

as in affiances

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Relevance

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reneges

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Verb

And Oscar, stunned at his victory, promises to use his winnings to take the whole cast and crew to dinner.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Quantum computing promises breakthroughs in scientific research, optimization and materials science.

— Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of promises

Verb

But that reassurance may become harder to sustain as pressure builds on Russia’s war machine, and the Kremlin vows to press ahead with achieving its military objectives in Ukraine, whatever the cost.

— Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay the course after historic defeats in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where his CDU was ejected from parliament for the first time.

— Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of vows

Verb

So my guess/belief/thought is that the executive trio is hoping for the best this year, but is unwilling to do anything that mortgages future seasons.

— Josh Kendall, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Those are the players in recent memory who’ve commanded the kind of draft capital that reshapes franchises — the sort of seismic move that mortgages a future and, in return, attaches expectations normally reserved for franchise-carrying superstars.

— Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026

Definition of mortgages

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