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English noun: commitment | |||
| 1. | commitment (attribute) the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose | ||
| Samples | A man of energy and commitment. | ||
| Synonyms | committedness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | earnestness, serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | investment | ||
| 2. | commitment (act) the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action | ||
| Samples | His long commitment to public service. They felt no loyalty to a losing team. | ||
| Synonyms | allegiance, dedication, loyalty | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cooperation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | communalism, consecration, devotion, enlistment, faith | ||
| 3. | commitment (act) an engagement by contract involving financial obligation | ||
| Samples | His business commitments took him to London. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | engagement, involution, involvement, participation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | incurrence | ||
| 4. | commitment (communication) a message that makes a pledge | ||
| Synonyms | dedication | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | affirmation, assurance, oath, pledge, promise, swearing | ||
| 5. | commitment (act) the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) | ||
| Synonyms | committal, consignment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confinement | ||
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