Meanings
comparative more dedicated · superlative most dedicated
- Devoted; loyal; conscientious.
dedicated public servant; dedicated wife and mother
2 more examples
I always thought she was dedicated, but she abandoned her family years ago.
Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.
2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36 - Used or intended for a particular purpose; focused.
His restaurant is completely dedicated to authentic cooking techniques.
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of dedicate
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivesolemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian предан, посветен
- предан (predan)devoted, loyal, conscientious
- посветен (posveten)devoted, loyal, conscientious
Catalan entregat
- entregatdevoted, loyal, conscientious
Czech zasvěcený
- zasvěcenýdevoted, loyal, conscientious
Danish dedikeret, idealistisk
- dedikeretdevoted, loyal, conscientious
- idealistiskdevoted, loyal, conscientious
- ivrigdevoted, loyal, conscientious
- begejstretdevoted, loyal, conscientious
- pligttrodevoted, loyal, conscientious
- pligtopfyldendedevoted, loyal, conscientious
- beregnet tilintended for a special purpose
- dedikeretintended for a special purpose
Dutch toegewijd
- toegewijddevoted, loyal, conscientious
Finnish omistautunut, harras
- omistautunutdevoted, loyal, conscientious
- harrasdevoted, loyal, conscientious
- vannoutunutdevoted, loyal, conscientious
French dévoué, dédié
- dévouédevoted, loyal, conscientious
- dédiéintended for a special purpose
- consacréintended for a special purpose
German dediziert, treu sorgend
- dediziertdevoted, loyal, conscientious
- treu sorgenddevoted, loyal, conscientious
- hingebungsvolldevoted, loyal, conscientious
- dediziertintended for a special purpose
Greek αποκλειστικός, εξειδικευμένος
- αποκλειστικός (apokleistikós)intended for a special purpose
- εξειδικευμένος (exeidikevménos)intended for a special purpose
Hebrew מסור
- מסור (masur)devoted, loyal, conscientious
Hindi समर्पित, समर्पित
- समर्पित (samarpit)devoted, loyal, conscientious
- समर्पित (samarpit)intended for a special purpose
Italian dedito, apposito
- deditodevoted, loyal, conscientious
- appositointended for a special purpose
- dedicatointended for a special purpose
Latin dēditus
- dēditusdevoted, loyal, conscientious
Māori ngākau titikaha, titikaha
- ngākau titikahadevoted, loyal, conscientious
- titikahadevoted, loyal, conscientious
- mehamehaintended for a special purpose
Norwegian Bokmål dedikert
- dedikertdevoted, loyal, conscientious
Portuguese dedicado
- dedicadodevoted, loyal, conscientious
Russian пре́данный, специализированный
- пре́данный (prédannyj)devoted, loyal, conscientious
- специализированный (specializirovannyj)intended for a special purpose
Spanish entregado
- entregadodevoted, loyal, conscientious
Swedish hängiven, dedikerad
- hängivendevoted, loyal, conscientious
- dedikeraddevoted, loyal, conscientious
- dedikeradintended for a special purpose
Cite this entry
dedicated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dedicated
“dedicated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dedicated. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dedicated,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dedicated.
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