Synonyms for steadfast
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Unwavering
unwavering, resolute, unswerving, unfaltering, unyielding, staunch, stanch US, steady, constant, unshaken, unshakable US, unshakeable UK, firm, tenacious, persevering, immovable, obstinate, unflinching, dogged, true, tough, stable, resolved, inflexible
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Fixed or unchanging; steady.
Related words
- Word family
- steadfastly steadfastness
Example sentences
- resolute His Majesty’s command was swift and resolute.
- unwavering Tom has an unwavering confidence in his children.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| steadfast | rising | |
| resolute | steady | |
| unwavering | rising | |
| unswerving | falling | |
| unfaltering | steady | |
| unimpressionable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- true1, firm1
- 5 letters
- tough1
- 6 letters
- stable2, steady2, dogged1, stanch1
- 7 letters
- staunch1
- 8 letters
- constant2, resolved2, resolute3, unshaken3
- 9 letters
- tenacious3, immovable4, obstinate3
- 10 letters
- unwavering4, inflexible4, unyielding3, unshakable4, unswerving3
- 11 letters
- unflinching3, persevering4, unshakeable4, unfaltering
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stable2 = 2 syllables).