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Committed vs Obliged - What's the difference?

committed | obliged |

As verbs the difference between committed and obliged

is that committed is (commit) while obliged is (oblige).

As adjectives the difference between committed and obliged

is that committed is obligated by a pledge to some course of action while obliged is under an obligation to do something for someone.

committed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (commit)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Obligated by a pledge to some course of action.
  • showing commitment.
  • Associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship.
  • (rhetoric) Required by logic to endorse the conclusion of an argument.

    • obliged

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Under an obligation to do something for someone.
  • Indebted because of a favor done.

    • Usage notes

    In sense “under obligation”, synonymous with obligated, though the latter is only used in American English and some dialects such as Scottish,Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage,'' p. 675 not standard British.''The New Fowler’s Modern English Usage (1996) In dialects where both obliged and (term) are used, there is no standard distinction drawn, though individuals may distinguish nuance or use idiosyncratically. In technical discussions, particularly legal ones such as (The Concept of Law) by (1961), the words may carry different meanings, such as obligations inherent to a relationship versus ones externally imposed.

    Synonyms

    * (under obligation) obligated

    References

    Verb

    (head)
  • (oblige)

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