noncommittal C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition Also spelled non-committal US /ˌnɑnkəˈmɪtl̩/ UK /ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtl̩/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not revealing one's opinion or intentions She gave a noncommittal shrug when asked if she would run. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not revealing one's opinion... evasivereservedguardedambiguouscautiousequivocalvague ↔ Opposites decisiveforthrightcommittaldefinite Word family Forms noncommittally Derived forms noncommittally Related forms commitcommitmentcommittal Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + committal, from commit, from Latin committere ('to bring together, entrust'), from com- ('together') + mittere ('to send'). committere Latin mittere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # noncommittal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnkəˈmɪtl̩/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtl̩/ ## Meanings 1. not revealing one's opinion or intentions ## Examples - She gave a noncommittal shrug when asked if she would run. ## Synonyms - evasive - reserved - guarded - ambiguous - cautious - equivocal - vague ## Antonyms - decisive - forthright - committal - definite ## Derived Forms - noncommittally ## Related Forms - commit - commitment - committal ## Roots and Affixes - Root: committere - Root: mittere ## Etymology From non- ('not') + committal, from commit, from Latin committere ('to bring together, entrust'), from com- ('together') + mittere ('to send'). ## AI Etymology Noncommittal comes from non- ('not') + committal, from commit, from Latin committere ('to bring together, entrust'), from com- ('together') + mittere ('to send'). The etymological trail includes Latin committere, Latin mittere. The same word family includes noncommittally, commit, commitment, committal. Its current adjective use means "not revealing one's opinion or intentions". ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown