undercommit

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verb

To make an inadequate commitment; to commit (oneself to) too little (of).

Similar
underpromise
Opposite
overcommitoverpromise
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Meanings

verbundercommit (third-person singular simple present undercommits, present participle undercommitting, simple past and past participle undercommitted)

present singular third person undercommits · participle present undercommitting · participle past undercommitted · past undercommitted

  1. ambitransitiveTo make an inadequate commitment; to commit (oneself to) too little (of).

    Synonyms: underpromise · Antonyms: overcommit, overpromise

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make an inadequate commitment; to commit (oneself to) too little (of).

Similar
underpromise
Opposite
overcommitoverpromise

Origin

From under- + commit.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

undercommit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercommit

MLA

“undercommit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercommit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undercommit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercommit.

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