OVERCOMMITTING Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

overcommitting

verb

present participle of overcommit

as in vowing

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Dissimilar Words

reneging

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Verb

In addition to increasing regulations on data centers, voters also backed anti-AI candidates, electing officials vowing crackdowns in key states building out the most data center capacity in the US.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026
After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Moscow cut gas flows to the EU to a trickle, and governments scrambled to fill storage at record prices, with the bloc eventually vowing to wean itself off Russian energy.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of vowing

Verb

Additionally, numerous clinical trials evaluating promising new therapies are actively enrolling participants across South Florida.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026
So when a two-minute shower step started promising the same mirror-like finish, it was bound to take off.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of promising

Verb

Suno, which has an office in San Francisco, is accused in the lawsuit of committing direct copyright infringement, circumvention of protection measures and removal or alteration of copyright management information.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Enjoy the gathering without committing to every extension of it.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of committing

Verb

His swearing-in ceremony was conducted in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
The league on Monday suspended line judge Jeff Seeman for two games for swearing at Arizona’s Trey McBride and referee Adrian Hill for one game for yelling and gesturing at Minnesota’s Eric Wilson.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of swearing

Verb

The financial impact of other changes, including contracting rules and mortgaging city property, could not be quantified.

— Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
How To Say No Without Damaging Relationships Leaders who never build the time management skill of triage put their most important priorities at risk, mortgaging that work in more ways than one.

— Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of mortgaging

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