Synonyms for firm
- adjective
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Hard — steadfast, secure, solid (in position)
hard, stiff, resolute, steadfast, tight, stalwart, settled, steady, stable, tough, unwavering, secure, unfaltering, decided, established, inflexible, fixed, close, set, substantial, unshaken, rigid
2. Faithful
faithful, trustworthy, loyal, sure, reliable, trusty, true-hearted
Other
Noun
1. Business — A business enterprise, however organized
company, business, corporation, partnership, enterprise, employer, concern, copartnership rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)
It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.
- adj. 2
Fixed (in opinion).
a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent
- adj. 3
Insistent upon something, not accepting dissent.
He wanted to stay overnight, but I was firm with him and said he had to leave today.
- n. 1
A business enterprise, however organized.
Related words
- Word family
- firmographics firmwide firmly firmness firmware
- Phrases
- stand firm hold firm investment firm firm line firm up
Forms
- Plural
- firms → companies, businesses, corporations, partnerships…
Choose the right word
The unyielding conduct which we approve we call decided, firm, inflexible, resolute; that which we condemn we are apt to term headstrong, obstinate, stubborn.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- steadfast They remain steadfast, even as the winds change.
- stalwart He was a stalwart defender of the role of philosophy in education.
- unshaken He stands like the oak, unshaken by the storm.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| firm | steady | |
| steadfast | rising | |
| stalwart | rising | |
| unshaken | steady | |
| ineradicable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- set1
- 4 letters
- sure1, hard1, fast1, tone1
- 5 letters
- house1, close1, sound1, tough1, fixed1, solid2, tight1, loyal2, stiff1, rigid2
- 6 letters
- strong1, secure2, stable2, steady2, trusty2
- 7 letters
- company3, decided3, concern2, settled2
- 8 letters
- business2, reliable4, employer3, faithful2, resolute3, stalwart2, immobile3, unshaken3
- 9 letters
- steadfast2
- 10 letters
- enterprise3, unwavering4, inflexible4
- 11 letters
- established3, corporation4, partnership3, substantial3, trustworthy3, unfaltering
- 12 letters
- ineradicable6
- 13 letters
- authoritative5, copartnership, unfluctuating
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (solid2 = 2 syllables).