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steadfast

or sted·fast

[ sted-fast, -fahst, -fuhst ]

adjective

  1. fixed in direction; steadily directed:

    a steadfast gaze.

  2. firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment, etc., as a person:

    a steadfast friend.

    Synonyms: constant, reliable, dependable, sure

    Antonyms: variable, capricious

  3. unwavering, as resolution, faith, adherence, etc.
  4. firmly established, as an institution or a state of affairs.

    Synonyms: stable

  5. firmly fixed in place or position.

    Synonyms: stable



steadfast

/ ˈstɛdfəst; -ˌfɑːst /

adjective

  1. (esp of a person's gaze) fixed in intensity or direction; steady
  2. unwavering or determined in purpose, loyalty, etc

    steadfast resolve

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈsteadfastness, noun
  • ˈsteadfastly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • stead·fast·ly adverb
  • stead·fast·ness noun
  • o·ver·stead·fast adjective
  • un·stead·fast adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of steadfast1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English stedefast, Old English stedefæst; stead, fast 1
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Synonym Study

Steadfast, staunch, steady imply a sureness and continuousness that may be depended upon. Steadfast literally means fixed in place, but is chiefly used figuratively to indicate undeviating constancy or resolution: steadfast in one's faith. Staunch literally means watertight, as of a vessel, and therefore strong and firm; figuratively, it is used of loyal support that will endure strain: a staunch advocate of free trade. Literally, steady is applied to that which is relatively firm in position or continuous in movement or duration: a steady flow; figuratively, it implies sober regularity or persistence: a steady worker.
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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?

From BBC

A former US defence department chief of staff in the first Trump administration, Patel has been a steadfast supporter of the incoming Republican president.

From BBC

“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.

From Salon

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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