commitment
Pledge to follow through
Commitment is one of two nouns derived from the verb commit; the other is commission.
When you make a commitment, you give assurance that you will be responsible for something.
Someone’s commitment is their dedication to a responsibility: Her commitment in leading the scout troop was admirable.
If you honor a commitment, you fulfill an obligation.
Sometimes commitment refers to financial matters: The club’s other commitments make it impossible to carry out the improvements this year.
Required moral task
- promiseCommitment to act
- pledgeBinding promise given
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- oathFormal binding promise
covenant · contract · agreement · responsibility · accountability · liability · guarantee · undertaking
Deep, loyal commitment
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- partnershipShared business arrangement
marriage · trust · bond · attachment · intimacy · togetherness · union · steadfastness
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
grit · steadfastness · fortitude · discipline · willpower · resilience · stamina · endurance
Deep, loyal commitment
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- zealIntense driving devotion
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
passion · earnestness · wholehearted · engagement · involvement · investment · intensity · sincerity
duty
Required moral task
oath · covenant · contract · agreement · responsibility · accountability · liability · guarantee · undertaking · word
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
partnership · marriage · trust · bond · attachment · intimacy · togetherness · union · steadfastness · constancy
dedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
persistence · grit · steadfastness · fortitude · discipline · willpower · resilience · stamina · endurance · consistency
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- zealIntense driving devotion
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
dedication · passion · earnestness · wholehearted · engagement · involvement · investment · intensity · sincerity · conviction
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
groom · officiant · altar · chapel · nuptial · matrimony · betrothal · reception · honeymoon · fiance
- family bondslove, parent-child bond, trust, sibling bond, loyalty
- valuesvalue, honesty, worth, fairness, morals
- Character Virtueshonesty, sincerity, authenticity, genuineness, candor
- commitmentsvow, pledge, oath, vows, promise
- dutiesduty, task, obligation, moral obligation, responsibility
- Family Foundationstrust, bonding, communication, routines, boundaries
commitmentbetrayal
Breaking of trust
disloyalty · treachery · infidelity · faithlessness · unfaithfulness
commitmentindecision
Failure to decide
indecisiveness · vacillation · wavering · hesitation · irresolution
commitmentfreedom
Absence of constraint
release · disavowal · liberation · noncommitment · exemption
- commitment vowsWedding ceremony declarations
- prior commitmentPre-existing obligation
- verbal commitment
- commitment ceremonyRitual formalizing a partnership
- commitment phobePerson avoiding lasting bonds
- soft commitment
commitments, overcommitment, recommitment, commitment-phobe, commitment-phobes, precommitment, decommitment