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Synonyms for stead

Most common

lieu kindred

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor.

Related words

Word family
steadfast

Forms

Plural
steads → places, positions, helps, kindreds…

Example sentences

  • lieu Please make a donation to charity in lieu of flowers.
  • kindred Trade knows neither friends or kindred.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
steadsteady
lieufalling
kindredfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
help1, lieu1
5 letters
place1
7 letters
kindred2
8 letters
position3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (kindred2 = 2 syllables).