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Antonyms for steadfast
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : sted-fast, -fahst, -fuhst |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɛdˌfæst, -ˌfɑst, -fəst |
Definition of steadfast
Origin :- Old English stedefæst "secure in position," from stede (see stead) + fæst (see fast (adj.)); cf. Middle Low German stedevast, Old Norse staðfastr. Related: Steadfastly, steadfastness.
- adj loyal, steady
- "No surrender" was the steadfast motto of Bismarck and his royal master.
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- Their offspring bold fares hither to seek the steadfast friend.
- Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous
- Had he not looked in time, and with clear, steadfast eyes, might he not have fallen?
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- The faith in life which the master had implanted in her kept her brave and steadfast.
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
- Paul had not shifted his steadfast gaze from his brother's face.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- Only in the case of the brave old Captain Strathmore was it deep and steadfast.
- Extract from : « Adrift on the Pacific » by Edward S. Ellis
- It cost the other woman an effort of renunciation, but she was steadfast to her secret purpose.
- Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
- He had proved himself fit to lead them, and they had a steadfast confidence in him.
- Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss
- There is a steadfast perseverance in clinging to the legitimate Sovereign.
- Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
- It is a people eminently religious: steadfast in the faith.'
- Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever
Synonyms for steadfast
- abiding
- adamant
- allegiant
- ardent
- bound
- changeless
- constant
- dedicated
- dependable
- enduring
- established
- faithful
- fast
- firm
- fixed
- immobile
- immovable
- inexorable
- inflexible
- intense
- intent
- liege
- never-failing
- obdurate
- persevering
- relentless
- reliable
- resolute
- rigid
- single-minded
- stable
- staunch
- stubborn
- sure
- tried-and-true
- true
- true-blue
- unbending
- unfaltering
- unflinching
- unmovable
- unqualified
- unquestioning
- unswerving
- unwavering
- unyielding
- wholehearted
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