Synonyms for staunch
- adjective
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Steadfast — stubborn, intransigent
steadfast, ardent, stalwart, loyal, rigid, resolute, faithful, unyielding, tenacious, steady, unbending, obstinate, persistent, tough, inflexible, trusty, sturdy, determined, immovable, adamant, unfaltering, stubborn
2. Unswerving — staying true to one's aims or principles; firm, resolute, unswerving
Other
Verb
Definitions
- adj. 1
Staying true to one's aims or principles; firm, resolute, unswerving.
Without our staunch front line the enemy would have split the regiment.
- adj. 2
Stubborn, intransigent.
- v. 1
To stop the flow of (water or some other liquid).
- v. 2
To stop the flow of (water or some other liquid). To stop the flow of (blood); also, to stop (a wound) from bleeding.
A small amount of cotton can be stuffed into the nose to stanch the flow of blood if necessary.
Related words
- Word family
- staunchly staunchness stanchless
- Other spellings
- stanch US
Forms
- Past participle
- staunched
e.g. staunched → stopped, suppressed, stemmed, ceased…
Example sentences
- loyal One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.
- ardent He went abroad in opposition to her ardent wishes.
- steadfast They remain steadfast, even as the winds change.
- stalwart He was a stalwart defender of the role of philosophy in education.
- guarded Sami's infidelity was his closely guarded secret.
By length
- 4 letters
- stop1, stem1, halt1
- 5 letters
- tough1, loyal2, cease1, rigid2, estop
- 6 letters
- steady2, sturdy2, ardent2, trusty2
- 7 letters
- guarded2, adamant3, stopple
- 8 letters
- constant2, faithful2, stubborn2, suppress2, resolute3, stalwart2
- 9 letters
- steadfast2, tenacious3, immovable4, obstinate3, unbending3
- 10 letters
- determined3, persistent3, unwavering4, inflexible4, unyielding3, unswerving3
- 11 letters
- unfaltering
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (loyal2 = 2 syllables).