commitments

noun

Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:

Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.

The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

State of being pledged or engaged.

The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.

The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.

Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.

The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.

Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.

Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.

Roots

mittomit- · Latin · send

Synonyms & related words for commitments

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of commitments. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to commitments

Explore words related to commitments — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include dedication, allegiance, overcommitment, loyalty, committal, incurrence, recommitment, pledges. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does commitments come from?

The word commitments breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root mit-, from Latin mitto (“send”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.