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uncommitted

uncommitted

1 3.7
Not busy and available to do a task
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.kəˈmɪt.ɪd/
: disponible
  • She prefers to remain uncommitted to a specific job until she finds one that truly excites her.

Examples

  • How some cells divide and specialize into lungs or hearts while others remain uncommitted as stem cells in case they're needed later.

    Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)

  • He is uncommitted to any clubs or organizations this semester, allowing him to focus on his studies.

  • There will always be situations where combining committed and uncommitted, planned and unplanned expenditures on invoices will be problematic.

    Academic text (2015)

  • After finishing his last project, he found himself uncommitted and ready for new opportunities.

Synonyms

available
vsuncommitted
377 2.3

Not busy and able to meet or take a call

is not promised to a different task or activity
noncommittal
vsuncommitted
9 7.0

Not giving a clear answer or opinion

refers instead to being free from occupation or prior promise
disengaged
vsuncommitted
8 4.7

Not involved or interested in something and not paying attention

focuses instead on being free and not already assigned elsewhere
uninvolved
vsuncommitted
6 4.5

Not taking part in an activity or situation

emphasizes being free from tasks rather than simply not joining in
unengaged
vsuncommitted
1 4.4

Not busy and able to help with other tasks

stresses lack of prior promise or engagement rather than just freedom
unpledged
vsuncommitted
1 6.9

A person who is not promised to marry or engaged

covers general lack of busyness or pledge across activities
noncommitted
vsuncommitted
1 5.1

A person who has not decided or taken a side

is about physical freedom from tasks, not about opinions or choices

Antonyms

occupied
75 1.8

Busy doing something and not free to do other things

How Busy

swamped with work
  • Informal
2 4.4
busy
∞ 1.0
occupied
75 1.8
uncommitted
1 3.7
free
314 1.0

Surface Forms

uncommitted positive

Morphology

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

The meaning is a natural extension of 'committed' (engaged/allocated) negated by 'un-', which learners can derive from known components.

Etymology

Uncommitted is un- 'not' plus commit 'to give your time or energy', so if your time is uncommitted it is free and not already given to another task.