View synonyms for committed

committed

[ kuh-mit-id ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

bound or obligated to a person or thing, as by pledge or assurance; devoted:
Children need warm and committed parents.

First recorded in 1840–45; commit ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

“I love my job and I love my city and I am committed to the work here,” he said in a statement.

Ben is not Orthodox or particularly committed to adhering to traditional Jewish laws.

It demands an end to poverty and racial injustice, to which we are totally committed in our time.

We want committed romantic relationships just as we always have, but something is getting in the way of us achieving them.

A 2012 study found that fully 76% of Duke students want to be in a committed romantic relationship.

He had seen the act committed, he felt sure but had made no effort whatever to stop the thief.

They have fought countless bloody wars and have committed countless horrible atrocities in their zeal for Him.

So far, so good; but, in another quarter, Allcraft suddenly discovered that he had committed an egregious blunder.

At the very commencement of the campaign Massna committed a fault which almost ruined his career.

Still, though he had committed great faults, he had shown a surprising ability in extricating himself from their consequences.

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