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uncommitted

uncommitted

9 4.9
Not promised to a particular plan, person, or cause
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.kəˈmɪt.ɪd/
translation icon : no comprometido
  • The committee is currently composed of mostly uncommitted members who have not yet decided on a position.
  • uncommitted status
  • uncommitted identity
  • uncommitted ideologically

And when people don't adhere to that, they're seen as uncommitted by the opposition and unreliable by their own side.

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Examples

  • I wear green because I am uncommitted to any class or creed.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Second, the uncommitted identity statuses cover a variety of individuals who have not made a choice yet.

    Academic text (2002)
  • In this study, the greatest proportion of participants were uncommitted.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Most of the students were found to be in uncommitted identity statuses.

    Academic text (2002)
  • But the community appears at present uncommitted to values that favor competence.

    Academic text (1994)
  • You can win uncommitted voters to your side by doing them even small favors.

    Academic text (2012)
  • CBS reported on the air that only about 11 percent of likely voters qualify as uncommitted voters in its screening.

    Blog text (9)
  • The vast majority of the participants in this study are in an uncommitted identity status, ideologically and interpersonally.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Conversely, we also know that when students feel less positively about reading and writing, they tend to be inattentive, disengaged, and uncommitted.

    Academic text (2012)
  • And when people don't adhere to that, they're seen as uncommitted by the opposition and unreliable by their own side.

Synonyms

undecided
vsuncommitted
75 2.9

Not yet sure which option or side to choose

focuses on absence of binding commitment rather than only indecision
noncommittal
vsuncommitted
10 7.0

Not giving a clear answer or opinion

describes being unbound or not pledged rather than just silent about views
unpledged
vsuncommitted
1 6.9

A person who is not promised to marry or engaged

emphasizes lack of pledge or promise rather than general lack of decision
unaligned
vsuncommitted
1 5.5

Not connected with or supporting any political group

refers to absence of personal commitment beyond political neutrality
noncommitted
vsuncommitted
5.1

A person who has not decided or taken a side

is about not being bound or pledged rather than only lacking opinion

Antonyms

79 4.0

Shows loyalty and works hard for a cause or group

How Committed

dedicated
153 3.9
committed
79 4.0
uncommitted
9 4.9
tentative
57 5.1
undecided
75 2.9

Surface Forms

uncommitted positive

Morphology

uncommitted = committed (transparent) = un + commit + ed

The sense is the expected extension of 'committed' (bound/pledged) negated by 'un-', which is a standard, transparent derivation.

Etymology

Uncommitted is un- 'not' plus commit 'to promise or choose to support', so when people or money are uncommitted they have not yet made a promise or choice about what to do.