commitment

English Thesaurus

1. the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	confinement,
definition	:	the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them (noun.act)

2. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action (noun.act)

hypernym	:	cooperation,
definition	:	joint operation or action (noun.act)

hyponym	:	communalism,
definition	:	loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole (noun.act)

hyponym	:	consecration,
definition	:	a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	devotion,
definition	:	commitment to some purpose (noun.act)

hyponym	:	enlistment,
definition	:	the act of enlisting (as in a military service) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	faith,
definition	:	loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person (noun.act)

3. an engagement by contract involving financial obligation (noun.act)

hypernym	:	engagement, involution, involvement, participation,
definition	:	the act of sharing in the activities of a group (noun.act)

hyponym	:	incurrence,
definition	:	the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable) (noun.act)

4. the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	earnestness, serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity,
definition	:	the trait of being serious (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	investment,
definition	:	the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result (noun.attribute)

5. a message that makes a pledge (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	content, message, subject matter, substance,
definition	:	what a communication that is about something is about (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	oath, swearing,
definition	:	a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	affirmation,
definition	:	(religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds) (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	promise,
definition	:	a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	assurance, pledge,
definition	:	a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something (noun.communication)

6. the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) (noun.act)

derivation	:	consign,
definition	:	commit forever; commit irrevocably (verb.possession)

derivation	:	charge, commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, send,
definition	:	cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution (verb.possession)

7. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action (noun.act)

derivation	:	commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give,
definition	:	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause (verb.communication)

derivation	:	allegiant,
definition	:	steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government) (adj.all)

8. an engagement by contract involving financial obligation (noun.act)

derivation	:	commit, invest, place, put,
definition	:	make an investment (verb.possession)

9. the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	committed,
definition	:	bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude (adj.all)

10. a message that makes a pledge (noun.communication)

derivation	:	commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give,
definition	:	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause (verb.communication)

11. the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) (noun.act)

derivation	:	consign,
definition	:	commit forever; commit irrevocably (verb.possession)

derivation	:	charge, commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, send,
definition	:	cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution (verb.possession)

12. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action (noun.act)

derivation	:	commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give,
definition	:	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause (verb.communication)

derivation	:	allegiant,
definition	:	steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government) (adj.all)

13. an engagement by contract involving financial obligation (noun.act)

derivation	:	commit, invest, place, put,
definition	:	make an investment (verb.possession)

14. the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	committed,
definition	:	bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude (adj.all)

15. a message that makes a pledge (noun.communication)

derivation	:	commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give,
definition	:	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause (verb.communication)