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committing - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | commit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perform an action |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, act, carry out, complete, contravene, do, enact, execute, offend, perpetrate, pull, pull off*, scandalize, sin, transgress, trespass, violate, wreak, effectuate, go for broke, go in for, go out for |
| Antonyms: | cease, desist, end, idle, loaf, rest, stop, wait |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | commit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deliver, entrust |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, apportion, authorize, charge, commend, commission, confide, consign, convey, delegate, deliver, deposit, deputize, destine, dispatch, employ, empower, engage, give, hand over, hold, ice, imprison, institutionalize, invest, move, offer, ordain, promise, put away, relegate, remove, send, shift, submit, transfer, vest, confer trust, depend upon, depute, give to do, grant authority, intrust, leave to, make responsible for, put in the hands of, rely upon, turn over to |
| Antonyms: | keep, keep from |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work hard |
| Synonyms: | address, be diligent, be industrious, bear down, bend, buckle down*, commit, concentrate, dedicate, devote, dig, direct, give, give all one's got, give best shot, give old college try, grind, hammer away, hit the ball, hustle*, knuckle down*, make effort, peg away, persevere, plug*, pour it on, pull out all stops, scratch, study, sweat*, throw, try, turn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select and give a responsibility |
| Synonyms: | accredit, allow, appoint, ascribe, attach, attribute, authorize, cast, charge, choice, commission, commit, credit, delegate, deputize, designate, downlink, download, draft, elect, empower, enroll, entrust, hang on*, hire, impute, name, nominate, ordain, refer, reference, select, slot, tab, tag, hold responsible, pin on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bequeath |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give in a will |
| Synonyms: | bestow, commit, devise, endow, entrust, grant, hand down, impart, leave, legate, transmit, will, hand on, leave to, pass on |
| Antonyms: | take |
| Main Entry: | bestow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give, allot |
| Synonyms: | accord, apportion, award, bequeath, come through, commit, confer, devote, donate, entrust, favor, gift, give away, grant, hand out, impart, kick in, lavish, offer, present, put out, honor with, render to |
| Antonyms: | deprive, refuse, take |
| Main Entry: | betroth |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | marry |
| Synonyms: | affiance, become engaged, bind, commit, contract, engage, espouse, give one's hand, make compact, plight faith, plight troth, promise, tie oneself to, vow |
| Antonyms: | divorce, leave, separate |
| Main Entry: | can |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be able |
| Synonyms: | be capable of, be equal to, be up to, be within one's area, be within one's control, can do, commit, could, cut the mustard, have it made, lie in one's power, make it, make out, make the grade, manage, may, take care of |
| Notes: | can applies to what is possible and may to what is permissible; can means 'able to,' may means 'permitted to' |
| Antonyms: | cannot |
| Main Entry: | charge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | load, tax |
| Synonyms: | afflict, burden, choke, clog, commit, cram, crowd, encumber, entrust, fill, heap, impregnate, instill, pack, penetrate, permeate, pervade, pile, ram, saddle, saturate, suffuse, weigh, cumber, lade, transfuse |
| Main Entry: | commend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hand over with confidence |
| Synonyms: | assign, commit, confer, confide, consign, deliver, entrust, proffer, relegate, resign, tender, trust, turn over, yield |
| Antonyms: | deny, keep, refuse |
| Main Entry: | commission |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize or delegate task |
| Synonyms: | accredit, appoint, assign, bespeak, bid, charge, command, commit, consign, constitute, contract, crown, deputize, dispatch, employ, empower, enable, engage, enlist, enroll, entrust, hire, inaugurate, induct, instruct, invest, license, name, nominate, ordain, order, select, send, confide to, depute |
| Antonyms: | retract, unauthorize |
| Main Entry: | compensate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make restitution |
| Synonyms: | atone, come down with*, commit, indemnify, pay, recompense, recoup, refund, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite, reward, satisfy, shell out*, guerdon, make good, pay up, plank out, pony up, take care of, tickle the palm |
| Antonyms: | deprive, fine, forfeit, lose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entrust |
| Synonyms: | bestow, charge, commend, commit, consign, delegate, hand over, present, relegate, trust |
| Antonyms: | keep |
| Main Entry: | consign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entrust, hand over for care |
| Synonyms: | address, appoint, assign, authorize, commission, commit, confide, convey, delegate, deliver, dispatch, forward, give, issue, relegate, remit, route, send, ship, transfer, transmit, turn over, commend to, deposit with, put in charge of |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, receive, retain |
| Main Entry: | contract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to terms |
| Synonyms: | accept offer, adjust, agree, arrange, assent, bargain, become indebted, bound, buy, circumscribe, clinch, close, come around, commit, consent, covenant, dicker*, engage, enter into, firm a deal, give one's word, go along with, hammer out deal, initial*, ink, it's a deal, limit, make terms, negotiate, obligate, owe, pact, pledge, promise, put in writing, set, settle, shake hands on it, sign for, sign papers, sign up, stipulate, swear to, undertake, work out details |
| Antonyms: | break off, disagree |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | contribute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | donate, provide |
| Synonyms: | accord, add, afford, assign, bequeath, bequest, bestow, chip in, come through, commit, confer, devote, dispense, dole out*, endow, enrich, furnish, give, give away, grant, hand out, kick in*, pitch in*, present, proffer, sacrifice, share, subscribe, subsidize, supply, tender, will, ante up, dower, go Dutch, pony up, sweeten the kitty |
| Antonyms: | harm, hurt, neglect, oppose, shun, subtract, take, withdraw, withhold, take away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dedicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | donate, set aside for special use |
| Synonyms: | address, allot, apply, apportion, appropriate, assign, commit, consign, devote, give, inscribe, offer, pledge, restrict, surrender, give over to |
| Antonyms: | misapply, misuse, steal, take |
| Main Entry: | deliver |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | relinquish possession |
| Synonyms: | abandon, cede, commit, grant, hand over, resign, surrender, transfer, turn over, yield, give up, let go |
| Antonyms: | capture, limit, restrain, restrict |
| Main Entry: | deposit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | locate, put in place for safekeeping |
| Synonyms: | accumulate, amass, bank, collect, commit, deliver, ditch, drop, entrust, garner, hoard, install, invest, keep, lay, park, place, plant*, plunk*, precipitate, repose, rest, salt away*, save, settle, squirrel away*, store, stow, transfer, treasure, give in trust, lay away, plop, plunk down, put aside, put by, sit down, sock away, stash, stock up |
| Antonyms: | take away, take out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | engage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | promise to marry |
| Synonyms: | affiance, agree, betroth, bind, catch, commit, contract, covenant, give one's word, guarantee, hook, obligate, oblige, pass, pledge, tie, troth, turn on*, undertake, vouch, vow |
| Antonyms: | break off, break up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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