commitment

Main Entry:
commitment [kuh-mit-muhnt]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: assurance; obligation
Synonyms: charge, committal, devoir, duty, engagement, guarantee, liability, must, need, ought, pledge, promise, responsibility, undertaking, vow, word
Antonyms: broken promise, denial, refusal
Main Entry: application
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: hard work
Synonyms: assiduity, attention, attentiveness, busyness, commitment, concentration, consideration, dedication, deliberation, diligence, effort, industry, perseverance, study, zeal
Main Entry: arrest
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: taking into custody
Synonyms: accommodation, apprehension, appropriation, bag*, booby trap, bust, captivity, capture, collar, commitment, confinement, constraint, crimp, detention, drop*, fall*, gaff, glom, grab*, heat*, hook*, imprisonment, incarceration, jailing, mitt, nab, nail, nick, nip, pick up*, pickle, pinch*, preventive custody, protective custody, pull in, pull*, restraining, run in, sequestering, snare, sweep*
Main Entry: charge
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: burden
Synonyms: care, commitment, committal, concern, custody, deadweight, duty, millstone, must, need, obligation, office, onus, ought, responsibility, right, safekeeping, task, tax, trust, ward, weight
Main Entry: contract
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: agreement, deal
Synonyms: arrangement, bargain, bond, commission, commitment, compact, concordat, convention, covenant, deposition, dicker, engagement, evidence, guarantee, handshake, indenture, liability, mise, obligation, pact, paper, pledge, promise, proof, record, settlement, stipulation, treaty, understanding
Notes: a compact is a formal agreement on rights and conduct, a treaty is a compact between nations, and a contract is a compact between two business entities
Antonyms: disagreement, misunderstanding
Main Entry: covenant
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: pact, promise
Synonyms: agreement, arrangement, bargain, bond, commitment, compact, concordat, contract, convention, deal, deed, dicker, handshake, papers, stipulation, transaction, treaty, trust
Antonyms: disagreement
Main Entry: debt
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: money owed to others
Synonyms: IOU, albatross, arrearage, arrears, bad news, baggage, below the line, bill, bite*, capital, check, chit, claim, commitment, credit, cuff, damage*, dead horse, debenture, debit, deficit, due, dues, duty, encumbrance, in hock, in the hole, in the red, indebtedness, invoice, liability, manifest, mortgage, note, obligation, outstandings, price tag, promissory note, receipt, reckoning, red ink, responsibility, score, tab, tally, voucher
Antonyms: asset, cash, credit, excess, profit
Main Entry: dedication
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: faithfulness, loyalty
Synonyms: adherence, allegiance, commitment, devotedness, devotion, single-mindedness, wholeheartedness
Antonyms: disloyalty, unfaithfulness
Main Entry: delivery
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: transfer, transmittal
Synonyms: carting, commitment, consignment, conveyance, dispatch, distribution, drop, freighting, giving over, handing over, impartment, intrusting, mailing, parcel post, portage, post, rendition, shipment, surrender, transmission
Antonyms: hold, keeping, retention
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