steadfast

or sted·fast

[ sted-fast, -fahst, -fuhst ]

/ ˈstɛdˌfæst, -ˌfɑst, -fəst /

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adjective

fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.

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

unwavering, as resolution, faith, adherence, etc.

firmly established, as an institution or a state of affairs.

firmly fixed in place or position.

OTHER WORDS FOR steadfast

2 sure, dependable, reliable, constant.

4, 5 stable.

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OPPOSITES FOR steadfast

2 capricious, variable.

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Origin of steadfast

First recorded before 1000; Middle English stedefast, Old English stedefæst; see stead, fast¹

synonym study for steadfast

2. 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.

OTHER WORDS FROM steadfast

stead·fast·ly, adverbstead·fast·ness, nouno·ver·stead·fast, adjectiveun·stead·fast, adjective

Words nearby steadfast

STD, STD code, St. Denis, Ste., stead, steadfast, steadfastly, steadfastness, Steadicam, steadily, steading

How to use steadfast in a sentence

They were, he implied on more than one occasion, patriotic Americans who deserved recognition for their steadfast devotion to the Republic.
Long before QAnon, Ronald Reagan and the GOP purged John Birch extremists from the party|Erick Trickey|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
You lean on your social workers who remain steadfast in their belief that everything’s all sunshine and roses.
The happiness and heartbreak of a daughter’s first fishing trip|By Jonathon Klein/Field & Stream|December 30, 2020|Popular-Science
Astronomers long believed the pair to be our steadfast orbiting companions, like moons of the Milky Way.
The New History of the Milky Way|Charlie Wood|December 15, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Corbat called himself “a steadfast believer in term limits” in explaining the timing in a LinkedIn post.
How Jane Fraser broke banking’s highest glass ceiling|Claire Zillman, reporter|October 19, 2020|Fortune

Rhodes-Johnson remains steadfast in her belief that she did all she could for Stewart all those years ago.
Her Stepfather Admitted to Sexually Abusing Her. That Wasn’t Enough to Keep Her Safe.|by Nadia Sussman|September 18, 2020|ProPublica
I envy my refusenik friends their steadfast commitments to stay in, and contentment in doing so.
The Refuseniks Hiding From ‘Happy New Year’|Lizzie Crocker|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“A steadfast soldier of the law,” Felsman had said of his friend and comrade.
Killer Eric Frein Held in Murdered Cop’s Cuffs|Michael Daly|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He remained steadfast in his belief in the promise of the conservative social network.
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To date, the league has been steadfast in backing Snyder as well.
It’s Official: ‘Redskins’ Is Racist, but Will the Team or NFL Listen?|Robert Silverman|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the months following the death of our newborn daughter, I had remained steadfast in my faith, devout and prayerful.
How Losing My Daughter Changed My Faith|Kyle Cupp|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Afghan was true to his salt, and their own retainers, who had come with them from Lucknow, remained steadfast at this crisis.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
At this part of Lorenzo's narrative, a cry, unutterable in words, burst from the engloomed but steadfast bosom of his auditor.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
And these steadfast qualities Tom absorbed unconsciously through his very skin.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
The driving power that forced an older self upon her had weakened before the steadfast love he bore her.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Her dress and bearing gave the impression of solid wellbeing, and steadfast purpose.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland

British Dictionary definitions for steadfast

steadfast

stedfast

/ (ˈstɛdfəst, -ˌfɑːst) /

adjective

(esp of a person's gaze) fixed in intensity or direction; steady

unwavering or determined in purpose, loyalty, etcsteadfast resolve

Derived forms of steadfast

steadfastly or stedfastly, adverbsteadfastness or stedfastness, noun

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