commitment

noun

kə-ˈmit-mənt How to pronounce commitment (audio)
Definition of commitmentnext
1
as in dedication
adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty his frequent absences made others question his commitment to the political campaign

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2
as in obligation
something one must do because of prior agreement they made a commitment to pay the bill upon receipt of their order

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Recent Examples of commitment Respect for people, respect for property, and therefore a commitment not to insult or destroy. — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Hayes in November 2024 flipped his commitment from Nebraska to KU. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026 In a joint message shared on Facebook, the institutions reaffirmed their commitment to providing a safe, respectful and supportive environment for students. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 As businesses collect, share and use data in increasingly complex ways, both individual consumers and business clients need to know whether privacy commitments are backed by responsible practices. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commitment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commitment
  1. dedication
  2. obligation
  3. loyalty
  4. responsibility
  5. allegiance
  6. duty
  7. devotion
  8. need
Noun
  • In that span, the prevailing public narrative about Simmons shifted radically — from a guy zealously dedicated to rehabbing and the game itself to questions about his desire and dedication.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But instead of denouncing the class of managers and industrialists who profited from the paint factories, the doctors blamed the workers for their poor condition, citing their dedication to their jobs as its primary cause.
    — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of dedication
Noun
  • Organizers have legitimate obligations and limited resources.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • True, Dua Lipa has mostly lived in places where the de facto street food is a kebab, but work obligations put her in the land of hot dogs plenty.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of obligation
Noun
  • Transfer points to leading airline and hotel loyalty programs.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Sara follows sign and clue, tests loyalties and refuses to look away until the dead are heard and justice is within reach.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of loyalty
Noun
  • No perpetrators have been publicly identified, and no claims of responsibility have been made public.
    — JOHN LEICESTER, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The carrier is expected to hold NATO command ship responsibilities until mid-2027, positioning it to lead a multinational naval force if activated during an international crisis.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of responsibility
Noun
  • Yet the political alternatives that once dominated the region have lost their capacity to command popular allegiance.
    — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Countries including Nauru, Honduras and Nicaragua have switched allegiances from Taiwan to Beijing in recent years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of allegiance
Noun
  • Donald is taking on a support role with BBC Studios alongside his day-to-day duties running his Cosmopolitan Pictures indie.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • At a news conference, Ali Daamoush accused the Lebanese state of failing to carry out its duties to help the displaced.
    — Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of duty
Noun
  • The Beehive State topped the ranking with its devotion to the Japanese card game.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • There is something about this ethic that a critic should inhabit, as well—a craft of devotion rather than exhibition.
    — Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of devotion
Noun
  • The film explores the contradictions of a Bulgarian town pulled into Europe’s shifting geopolitical order, where arms production for Ukraine’s frontlines collides with enduring ties to Russia, personal convictions, and the everyday need to survive.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The company recently introduced four-finger hands for Atlas, underscoring the need to design robotic hardware around practical requirements.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of need

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“Commitment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commitment. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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