uncommitted

[ uhn-kuh-mit-id ]

/ ˌʌn kəˈmɪt ɪd /

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adjective

not committed, especially not pledged or bound to a specific cause, candidate, or course of action: uncommitted delegates; uncommitted reserves.

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Origin of uncommitted

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; see un-¹, commit, -ed²

Words nearby uncommitted

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How to use uncommitted in a sentence

If you’ve got an in-between number, it’s easy to be uncommitted.
Justin Rose, with a back nine out of a dream, races to a four-shot lead at the Masters|Chuck Culpepper, Scott Allen, Des Bieler|April 9, 2021|Washington Post
He started his senior season uncommitted and unsure where he’d end up.
Maryland’s Jake Funk has become numb to pain so the tumult of 2020 can’t faze him|Emily Giambalvo|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
President Obama was nearly as uncommitted to compromise as House Speaker John Boehner; he only appeared more level-headed.
Goodbye, Blue: A Post-Obama Democratic Doctrine|Doug Schoen, Jessica Tarlov|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
All of which is to say: this is not a decision for the uncommitted.
The 2012 Holiday Kitchen Gift Guide|Megan McArdle|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST

People under 30 are disproportionately single, religiously uncommitted, and earning incomes below the national median.
The Not-So-Liberal American Future|Michael Medved|December 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This “uncommitted” voter, folks, is also known as a Democrat.
Matt Latimer: Why I Still Hate Town-Hall Debates|Matt Latimer|October 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Romney may be better behind a podium, but can he connect with an audience of uncommitted voters?
Brett O’Donnell: What to Watch For in the Town-Hall Debate|Brett O’Donnell|October 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"It's like talking a lot of uncommitted small landholders into taking somebody's livery-and-maintenance," the latter said.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
It has left no possible crime uncommitted, no possible cruelty unperpetrated.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 9 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
If his course had been less objectionable we ought still to keep ourselves uncommitted as to the succession.
Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 1|Samuel J. Tilden
Experience warned him that it is the sins of precaution—the follies left uncommitted—that are most regretted by men of seventy.
The Kingdom Round the Corner|Coningsby Dawson
The map gave no pledge of a road, and the guide-books were equally uncommitted.
Northern Spain|Edgar T. A. Wigram

British Dictionary definitions for uncommitted

uncommitted

/ (ˌʌnkəˈmɪtɪd) /

adjective

not bound or pledged to a specific opinion, course of action, or cause

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