committed

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adjective

com·​mit·​ted kə-ˈmi-təd 

1

: placed in confinement (as in a mental institution)

committed patients

2

: having made a pledge or commitment to someone (such as a romantic partner) or something (such as a cause)

committed partners

a committed parent/teacher

strongly committed to the fight for equal rights

also : characterized by such a pledge or commitment

two people in a committed relationship

committed

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past tense and past participle of commit

Examples of committed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

In such seats, the primary becomes the real election, a dynamic that tends to favor the coronation of extremely polarizing nominees since, typically, that electorate is composed of committed partisans. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Its inclusion in the corridors of power is characteristic of the 52-year-old executive, whom colleagues describe as committed, charismatic and down-to-earth. — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Savage’s movie is so committed to its own absurdity that the extraordinary begins to feel mundane. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

Hopefully the audiobook will start with a disclaimer explicitly stating that Martin Freeman is reading the book, not Gromit, and that Gromit remains committed to the bit. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing committed

• committed relationship

Rhymes for committed

• acquitted
• admitted
• befitted
• emitted
• omitted
• outfitted
• outwitted
• permitted
• refitted
• remitted
• submitted
• transmitted