Definitions

committal

[kuh-mit-l] / kəˈmɪt l /

NOUN

captivity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bondage confinement custody imprisonment incarceration slavery

STRONG

constraint durance duress enslavement enthrallment entombment impoundment internment jail limbo restraint serfdom servitude subjection thralldom vassalage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

freedom liberation liberty

WEAK

independence license

NOUN

charge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

concern need tax

STRONG

care commitment custody duty millstone must obligation office onus responsibility right safekeeping task trust ward weight

WEAK

deadweight ought

NOUN

commitment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

engagement guarantee need pledge promise responsibility

STRONG

charge devoir duty liability must undertaking vow word

WEAK

ought

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break

STRONG

breach irresponsibility

WEAK

broken promise denial refusal

NOUN

consignment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

distribution

STRONG

assignment dispatch relegation transmittal

WEAK

sending shipment

Antonyms

WEAK

holding keeping retention

NOUN

delegation

Synonyms

STRONG

appointment apportioning authorization charge commissioning consignment conveyance conveying deputation devolution installation investiture mandate nomination ordination reference relegation transference trust

WEAK

consigning deputization deputizing entrustment giving over referring sending away submittal submitting transferal transferring

Antonyms

WEAK

keeping

NOUN

duty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burden business charge chore commission commitment contract function job need obligation office role service task work

STRONG

calling devoir dues engagement hook load millstone mission must occupation onus pains part province station string trouble trust undertaking weight

WEAK

minding the store ought taking care of business

Antonyms

STRONGEST

entertainment fun pastime unemployment

STRONG

advantage aid benefit blessing help hobby surrender

WEAK

disregard faithlessness inconstancy irresponsibility treachery

NOUN

must

Synonyms

STRONGEST

precondition prerequisite requisite

STRONG

charge commitment condition devoir duty fundamental imperative must-have necessary need obligation requirement right

WEAK

ought sine qua non

NOUN

need

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commitment demand obligation right urgency use wish

STRONG

charge compulsion desideratum devoir duty essential exigency extremity longing must occasion requisite weakness

WEAK

ought the urge

Antonyms

STRONG

nonessential

WEAK

comfort fortune have luxury plenty riches wealth

NOUN

obligation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accountability agreement bond burden commitment constraint contract debt duty liability necessity need promise requirement right trust understanding

STRONG

IOU business call cause charge chit compulsion conscience debit devoir dues engagement must occasion onus part place restraint

WEAK

accountableness due bill ought

Antonyms

STRONGEST

asset disagreement disbelief irresponsibility misunderstanding

STRONG

freedom unemployment

Example Sentences

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But after the funeral Mass, rite of committal and reception, it was finally time to go home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

The service ended with the song, I bob un sydd Ffyddlon, before his committal at Thornhill Crematorium.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

Defense lawyers have provided prosecutors with a list of anticipated witnesses to be called at the committal.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024

“I’ve just been unjustly placed under a committal order,” Sonko wrote on his Facebook page Monday.

From Washington Times • Jul. 31, 2023

When the committal was over, Turner told his parents he would stay to help the grave digger.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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