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committing

VERB

perform an action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act carry out do execute perpetrate violate

STRONG

accomplish achieve complete contravene effectuate enact offend pull scandalize sin transgress trespass wreak

WEAK

go for broke go in for go out for pull off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstain fail idle leave miss neglect stop

STRONG

behave compliment give up obey

WEAK

cease desist end keep keep from loaf rest wait

VERB

deliver, entrust

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocate charge engage give hold invest offer promise send

STRONG

allot apportion authorize commend commission confide consign convey delegate deliver deposit depute deputize destine dispatch employ empower ice imprison institutionalize intrust move ordain relegate remove shift submit transfer vest

WEAK

confer trust depend upon give to do grant authority hand over leave to make responsible for put away put in the hands of rely upon turn over to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cancel keep let go refuse release take withhold

STRONG

conceal deny disallow disapprove dissuade fix hide reject remain retain retract stay

WEAK

cease desist end idle keep from loaf rest stop wait

Example Sentences

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Because of the beating they took in 2023, Micron and rivals—Korea-based SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics—held back on committing capital to another expansion.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

To federal prosecutors, the tattoo was evidence of the crime Guzman stood accused of committing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Ms. Hochul also won modest auto insurance reforms that restrict damages for individuals found mostly at fault for crashes, capping payouts at $100,000 for those driving uninsured, impaired or after committing a felony.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Last November, Microsoft committed to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic in exchange for Anthropic committing to purchase $30 billion of Azure compute capacity.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Silently, Brangwain Spurge stared at each monument and temple as if committing them to memory.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin