Synonyms for unswerving
- adjective
Most common
staunch steadfast unwavering unfaltering undeviating unveering
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Steadfast
steadfast, unwavering, unfaltering, staunch, stanch US, resolute, constant, steady, rigid, firm, stable, unyielding, obstinate, inflexible, immovable
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not deviating; not yielding or straying or varying.
They followed the ritual with unswerving faith.
Example sentences
- staunch He was a staunch devotee who had unflinching faith.
- steadfast They remain steadfast, even as the winds change.
- unwavering Tom has an unwavering confidence in his children.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unswerving | falling | |
| staunch | steady | |
| steadfast | rising | |
| unwavering | rising | |
| unfaltering | steady | |
| undeviating | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- firm1
- 5 letters
- rigid2
- 6 letters
- direct2, stable2, steady2, stanch1
- 7 letters
- staunch1
- 8 letters
- straight1, constant2, resolute3
- 9 letters
- steadfast2, immovable4, obstinate3, unveering
- 10 letters
- unwavering4, inflexible4, unyielding3
- 11 letters
- unfaltering, undeviating
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rigid2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
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