Synonyms for steely
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : stee-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsti li |
Top 10 synonyms for steely Other synonyms for the word steely
- adamantine
- annealed
- ascetic
- astringent
- austere
- barbarous
- benumbed
- bitter
- brittle
- brutal
- buckram
- bullheaded
- by the book
- callous
- cemented
- chill
- chilled
- cold
- cold-hearted
- compassionless
- congealed
- contracted
- cruel
- dense
- determined
- disciplinary
- dispassionate
- dogged
- dyed-in-the-wool
- emotionless
- ferric
- ferrous
- firm
- fixed
- forbidding
- frowning
- frozen
- graceless
- hang-tough
- hard
- hard-and-fast
- hard-boiled
- hard-core
- hard-hearted
- hard-line
- hard-shell
- hardened
- hardheaded
- hardhearted
- harsh
- heartless
- heavy
- hostile
- immalleable
- immovable
- immutable
- imperturbable
- implacable
- impliable
- incompliant
- indifferent
- indomitable
- indurate
- inelastic
- inexorable
- inflexible
- inhuman
- insensible
- intractable
- invariable
- iron
- ironclad
- jelled
- matter-of-fact
- mechanical
- merciless
- mortified
- mulish
- numbed
- obdurate
- obstinate
- ossified
- petrified
- pitiless
- refractory
- relentless
- resistant
- resolute
- rheumatic
- rigid
- rigorous
- robust
- rough
- ruthless
- savage
- set
- set in one's ways
- severe
- single-minded
- solid
- solidified
- stand one's ground
- starched
- starchy
- stark
- staunch
- steadfast
- steel
- steely
- stiff
- stiff as a board
- stiff-necked
- stony
- stony-hearted
- strict
- stringent
- strong
- stubborn
- taut
- tense
- thick
- thickened
- tight
- tough
- unadaptable
- unalterable
- unbending
- unchangeable
- uncompassionate
- uncompliant
- uncompromising
- unemotional
- unfeeling
- unflexible
- unfriendly
- ungraceful
- unmoved
- unrelenting
- unsparing
- unsupple
- unswayable
- unsympathetic
- unwelcoming
- unyielding
- wooden
Définition of steely
Origin :- 1580s, from steel (n.) + -y (2). Figurative meaning "hard and cold as steel" is from c.1500. Related: Steeliness.
- As in inflexible : adj stubborn
- As in iron : adj hard, tough; inflexible
- As in stern : adj serious, authoritarian
- As in stiff : adj hard, inflexible
- As in inalterable : adj inflexible
- As in stonyhearted : adj cold-blooded
- As in cold-blooded : adj cruel, heartless
- As in flinty : adj stern
- As in icy : adj aloof
- Every word fell from him with a quiet and steely deliberation.
- Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- He spoke again, still calm but with a new, steely note in his voice.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- He watched her, his body eager, his soul trammelling it with a steely restraint.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- Then I remarked the steely glitter of his eyes as he turned to me.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various
- "Timberlake is after us," said Jesse, with a steely glitter in his eyes.
- Extract from : « Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; » by "Noname"
- There was a steely glint in the man's eyes, and his voice grated harshly.
- Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx
- In his turn he shot a glance at the red-beard from his steely eyes.
- Extract from : « Nicanor - Teller of Tales » by C. Bryson Taylor
- He probably hated as much as Thoreau, and in his steely way admired as much.
- Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
- Keralio, still counting, fixed his assistant with steely, piercing eyes.
- Extract from : « The Mask » by Arthur Hornblow
- She looked up into Graves's face and the steely eyes softened.
- Extract from : « IT and Other Stories » by Gouverneur Morris
Antonyms for steely
- amenable
- amicable
- bendable
- bending
- bland
- calm
- casual
- cheerful
- compassionate
- cooperative
- demonstrative
- easy
- easy-going
- elastic
- feeling
- flexible
- friendly
- funny
- gentle
- giving
- graceful
- hot
- indefinite
- informal
- irresolute
- kind
- lenient
- light
- loose
- merciful
- mild
- moderate
- moving
- nice
- normal
- pliable
- pliant
- reasonable
- resilient
- slack
- slight
- smiling
- soft
- submissive
- supple
- sympathetic
- tolerant
- unfrozen
- warm
- warm-blooded
- watery
- weak
- willing
- yielding
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