OVERCOMMITTED Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

overcommitted

verb

past tense of overcommit

as in betrothed

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Relevance

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reneged

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Verb

Karl Mayer promised working machinery, new fabric concepts and production demonstrations but offered no technical details or exact dates.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
About 45% recommended combining several active ingredients without safety advice, and 32% promised immediate results.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of promised

Verb

Presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen vowed deep budget cuts Tuesday to lower the deficit, but has also pledged to increase retirement benefits.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Suzanne Nijdam, president of the federation of student associations, vowed that demonstrations would continue until authorities address the complaints.

— NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of vowed

Verb

However, the Yankees have not committed big money to a free agent reliever since Zack Britton ($39 million) and Adam Ottavino ($27 million) signed three-year contracts in January 2019.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
Assault weapons and crime Opponents of assault weapons restrictions are correct in pointing out that such weapons are rarely used in crimes committed with guns.

— Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of committed

Verb

The actor was also previously married to ex-MLB pro David Justice and singer-actor Eric Benét and is currently engaged to musician Van Hunt.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Meaningful connection comes from being engaged, responsive and appropriately transparent, not from making every thought or feeling part of the conversation.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of engaged

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