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

Trump strode into office for a second term vowing to avoid lengthy and expensive military entanglements.

— Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
The coup brought General Abdourahamane Tiani to power, with his military junta vowing to restore security.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of vowing

Verb

Brentford will be hoping promising midfielder Antoni Milambo can contribute after his debut season was ruined by an ACL injury in October.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Less than 48 hours later, the district approved a tentative contract with the teachers union, promising double-digit wage increases for educators over the next two years.

— Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of promising

Verb

The Ravens did that, committing only three penalties for 25 yards (the Eagles had 10 for 96), limiting their mistakes and controlling the line of scrimmage.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
If jurors find she cannot be held criminally responsible, the court will likely begin the process of committing her to a psychiatric hospital.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of committing

Verb

As Sportico detailed last year, McEnroe remembers MSG employees asking Oakley to leave and Oakley responding by swearing at them.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Those reactions may lead you to respond by rolling your eyes, swearing at the steering wheel or flipping off the driver.

— Jessica Griffin, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of swearing

Verb

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
However, the Clippers are valuing youth, depth and future draft assets after mortgaging so much of that for the Leonard-George pairing.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of mortgaging

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