committed
If you're committed to something, you're pledged or obligated to do it. If you’ve already jumped out of the plane, you’re committed to your skydive — there’s no turning back!
When you're committed to a partner as you are in a marriage or a domestic partnership, it means that you're associated with them exclusively and not with anyone else. Often during wedding ceremonies or vow renewals, you will hear the parties recite a phrase confirming that they are committed to each other, such as "I take you...to have and to hold...to love and to cherish, from this day forward, until death do us part."
Definitions of committed
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bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude“committed church members”“a committed Marxist”
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Synonyms:
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bound up, wrapped up
deeply devoted to
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pledged, sworn
bound by or as if by an oath
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Antonyms:
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uncommitted
not bound or pledged
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fancy-free
having no commitments or responsibilities; carefree
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floating
not definitely committed to a party or policy
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undecided
not yet having made a commitment
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bound up, wrapped up
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associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
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synonyms:
attached
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bespoken, betrothed
pledged to be married
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intended
future; betrothed
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involved
emotionally involved
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loving
feeling or showing love and affection
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Antonyms:
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unattached, uncommitted
not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
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unengaged, unpledged, unpromised
not promised in marriage
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bespoken, betrothed
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