Noncommittal: alternatives and connections

The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or f…

That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving…

Collateral security; that which is pledged or deposited as collateral security.

To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step; -- often used reflexively; as, to comm…

The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged.

Capable of being committed; liable to be committed.

Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or cooperation.

The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a speaking or writing overmuch of one's self; self-exaltation; self-praise; th…

Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed.

The state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif., a pledge to take some one as husband or wife.

Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he violated his faith.

In a handfast or publicly pledged manner.

Want of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness.

The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control.

The quality of being intolerant; refusal to allow to others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of worship, and the like; wa…

To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to submit -- with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as, leave your hat in t…

A public institution for lending money to the poor at a moderate interest, upon articles deposited and pledged; -- called also mont de…

Forbearance to punish or resent.