Commitment and Intent

Commitment

Commitment noun - Adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty.

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Intent and commitment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intent" instead a noun "Commitment".

Nearby Words: commit, commission, committed

Intent noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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Commitment and intent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Commitment" instead a noun "Intent".

full	full commitment	full intent
pure	pure commitment	pure intent
original	original commitment	original intent
initial	initial commitment	initial intent
Other adjectives: honest, sheer, obvious, strong, actual, real, extreme, serious, little, artistic, moral, political, different, prior.

In the Bones season 3 finale, the team's commitment to their intent to constantly watch over their injured co-worker Zack leads them to assigning shifts.

Source: Unbroken Vigil
The assumed benefit of such an act is that everyone on the team — whether it be an actual army intent on conquest, or any party pursuing a risky undertaking will show maximum commitment if they know that retreat is impossible.

Source: Burning the Ships

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