Synonyms for commitment

Most common

dedication · loyalty · allegiance · duty · committal · consignment · obligation · need

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Antonyms

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially: The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.

2. n. 2

   The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially: Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.

3. n. 3

   Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially

4. n. 4

   Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially: Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.

Related words

Word family

commit committal

Forms

Plural

commitments → dedications, loyalties, allegiances, duties…

Example sentences

• duty You must do your duty, whether you like it or not.
• loyalty I'm not used to having people question my loyalty.
• dedication The senator affirmed his dedication to his voters.
• allegiance The knight swore an oath of allegiance to the king.
• obligation It is the obligation of every worker to pay taxes.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

vow¹

4 letters

need¹, must¹, word¹, duty², oath¹

5 letters

ought¹

6 letters

charge¹, pledge¹, devoir, charre

7 letters

promise², loyalty³

9 letters

guarantee³, liability⁵, committal³

10 letters

engagement³, obligation⁴, dedication⁴, allegiance³

11 letters

undertaking⁴, consignment³

13 letters

committedness

14 letters

responsibility⁶

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (duty² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

engagement

Italiano

ingaggio

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