COMMITTING Synonyms: 167 Similar and Opposite Words

committing

verb

present participle of commit

as in executing

to carry through (as a process) to completion accused of committing a felony

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as in pledging

to obligate by prior agreement we were committed to finishing the project

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reneging

as in handing

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another commit only some power to each official

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as in imprisoning

to put in or as if in prison The defendant was committed to prison following the guilty verdict.

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Recent Examples of committing Fairview’s board thought hard before committing to such a costly venture, but had a dream, said Edie Kalin, president of the Odd Fellows Home of CT. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026 Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson matched the MLB record of 110 straight games without committing an error at the position. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 People committing crimes may now run a surveillance gauntlet to and from the scene, leaving a digital trail that can identify them much like fingerprints. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 Bezos also recently made a high-profile donation of his own through the Bezos Earth Fund, reportedly committing $100 million to the Phoenix Species Project, an initiative dedicated to recovering endangered species. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Aug. 2026 The Fund seeks to raise at least $1 million, with Whole Foods committing to match up to $500,000. — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The competition remains wide open, with neither Faulkner nor coach Jon Sumrall committing to a timeline for naming a starter. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 Dalke earned significant media attention as a young golf prospect, committing to a scholarship at the University of Oklahoma at the age of 12. — Leon Imber, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 The Royals’ defense didn’t help him out much, committing two critical errors. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Some nonprofits become exceptionally good at executing tasks.

— Sonya Thompson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The policy requires officers to activate cameras during routine enforcement activities, including while making arrests, executing search warrants and responding to emergencies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of executing

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What businesses are doing with the money varies -- some are reinvesting it while others are pledging to lower prices in the future.

— Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
After previous drone strikes on its facilities, the e-commerce giant issued statements pledging financial support for sellers whose goods were damaged.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of pledging

Verb

Trump may gloat about the earnings, but that did nothing to address the very real national security concerns with handing our greatest adversary a leg up in the artificial intelligence race.

— Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
There’s an urge to preserve something sacred and ancient, to avoid handing everything over to our brightly lit, modern world.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of handing

Verb

Ilham Aliyev continued his father’s dictatorial legacy, imprisoning his critics and enriching his family and cronies, while polishing his country’s image by hosting Formula One events and the Eurovision Song Contest.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
The turn of events prompt the narrator to re-examine his life as a gay Latine son of immigrants whose hometown is now imprisoning people like him.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

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This emergent behavior by agents single-mindedly focused on accomplishing their goals combined with powerful reasoning models is cause for even greater concern than previously revealed.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
DiCaprio then continued to work on a best path forward for accomplishing the goal, work that eventually led to the formation of the Phoenix Species Project.

— Chris Gardner for The Hollywood Reporter, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of accomplishing

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Locals and tourists liken the stunt to a David Blaine spectacle, snapping photos, speculating about the man’s comforts and, crucially for Netflix, vowing to watch the movie behind the buzz.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Those who were supposed to attend the show should hold onto their tickets, the band added, vowing to make it up to them with another show or refund.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of vowing

Verb

The message was about taking care of one another — a seed Dyer has worked hard to plant and grow since leaving his electrical engineering career more than a decade ago to become a Presbyterian minister.

— Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
There is also romanticism around the return of Sergio Canales to Racing, with the 35-year-old former Real Madrid and Real Betis playmaker coming back to his hometown club 16 years after first leaving for the Bernabeu.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaving

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When individuals and institutions have spoken out against policy toward Israel, the president has wielded the power of the state to attack them, withholding funding from universities and deporting and jailing protesters.

— Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026
Critics say the 12-year rule of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has marked a crackdown on civil society and jailing of political opponents.

— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026

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