OVERCOMMITS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

overcommits

verb

present tense third-person singular of overcommit

as in affiances

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The facility promises innovation in medicine, clean energy, engineering, and national security through large-scale computer modeling and simulations, according to the university.

— Jack Springgate, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
The live stream promises boundless access and constant visibility, collapsing the boundary between the real and the performed, the private and the public, until living a life and broadcasting one become virtually indistinguishable.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of promises

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As the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises proceed, North Korea denounces them as invasion rehearsals, launches missiles and vows stronger deterrence, even as analysts say scaling back drills could weaken long-term allied readiness.

— Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Trump denies that there’s a weapons shortage, and vows to hunt down whoever leaked details of the weapons shortage that definitely doesn’t exist.

— Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 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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