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steadfast
[ sted-fast, -fahst, -fuhst ]
adjective
- fixed in direction; steadily directed:
a steadfast gaze.
- firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment, etc., as a person:
a steadfast friend.
Synonyms: constant, reliable, dependable, sure
Antonyms: variable, capricious
- unwavering, as resolution, faith, adherence, etc.
- firmly established, as an institution or a state of affairs.
Synonyms: stable
- firmly fixed in place or position.
Synonyms: stable
steadfast
/ ˈstɛdfəst; -ˌfɑːst /
adjective
- (esp of a person's gaze) fixed in intensity or direction; steady
- unwavering or determined in purpose, loyalty, etc
steadfast resolve
Derived Forms
- ˈsteadfastness, noun
- ˈsteadfastly, adverb
Other Words From
- stead·fast·ly adverb
- stead·fast·ness noun
- o·ver·stead·fast adjective
- un·stead·fast adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of steadfast1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
And how will Europe fulfil its promise to remain steadfast by Ukraine's side, if soon-to-be-again President Donald Trump reduces or even stops the flow of military aid to Kyiv?
A former US defence department chief of staff in the first Trump administration, Patel has been a steadfast supporter of the incoming Republican president.
“John will be a tremendous force for our Naval Servicemembers, and a steadfast leader in advancing my America First vision,” Trump wrote in a statement.
You don’t strike me as someone who has a problem staying steadfast to themselves, even in a business that can be very seductive.
Instead, it presents him as a steadfast superhero for justice, no less in the full title itself, which adds the descriptors usually saved for a summer-blockbuster tagline: “Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.”
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