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[ non-kuh-mit-l ] / ˌnɒn kəˈmɪt l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR noncommittal ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: The senator gave us a noncommittal answer. Origin of noncommittalAn Americanism dating back to 1820–30; non- + committal SYNONYMS FOR noncommittalindefinite, vague, equivocal, evasive, guarded. SEE SYNONYMS FOR noncommittal ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM noncommittalnon·com·mit·tal·ly, adverbWords nearby noncommittalnoncombustible, noncomedogenic, noncommercial, noncommissioned, noncommissioned officer, noncommittal, noncommunicable, noncommunicant, noncommunicating hydrocephalus, non-Communist, noncompetitive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for noncommittalBut the State Department is noncommittal, and sounds almost confused. Up to Speed: 3 Things to Know About New York’s ‘Hell Week’|Christopher Dickey|September 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST They offer a model of a relationship where two adults can have an honest, respectful, enjoyable but noncommittal relationship. Sugar Daddy Dating Sites: Helen Croydon on Her Guilty Fantasy|Helen Croydon|May 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST As for whether Hannah will hang up her handcuffs, Piper was noncommittal about the future of Secret Diary. Diary of a Not-So-Secret Call Girl|Jace Lacob|January 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST I used to wonder why she was always so noncommittal about things at Overton. Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College|Jessie Graham Flower
“Hm-m; no,” returned Mrs. Pendergast, with noncommittal briefness. Across the Years|Eleanor H. Porter A limousine, driven by a noncommittal chauffeur, picked me up off a street corner, whisked me to the airfield. Of Stegner's Folly|Richard S. Shaver The girl held a geranium leaf up to her nose and said nothing, but looked knowing and noncommittal. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin With a noncommittal smile, Lewis proceeded on his usual inspection tour. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy|Florence Partello Stuart
British Dictionary definitions for noncommittal
adjectivenot involving or revealing commitment to any particular opinion or course of actiona noncommittal reply rare having no outstanding quality, meaning, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to noncommittalambiguous, cautious, tactful, equivocal, wary, neutral, discreet, circumspect, evasive, judicious, careful, vague, guarded, hush-hush, indefinite, middle-of-the-road, politic, reserved, restrained, tentative |