'Steadfast' definitions:
Definition of 'steadfast'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering]
adjective
Firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance" [syn: steadfast, staunch, unswerving]
Definition of 'Steadfast'
From: GCIDE
- Steadfast \Stead"fast\ (-f[.a]st), a. [Stead + fast, that is, fast in place.] [Written also stedfast.]
- 1. Firmly fixed or established; fast fixed; firm. "This steadfast globe of earth." --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Not fickle or wavering; constant; firm; resolute; unswerving; steady. "Steadfast eye." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Abide steadfast unto him [thy neighbor] in the time of his trouble. --Ecclus. xxii. 23. [1913 Webster]
- Whom resist steadfast in the faith. --1 Pet. v. 9. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'steadfast'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abiding,
- accordant,
- adamant,
- age-long,
- aged,
- alike,
- ancient,
- antique,
- ardent,
- assiduous,
- automatic,
- balanced,
- calculable,
- changeless,
- chronic,
- committed,
- consistent,
- consonant,
- constant,
- continuing,
- continuous,
- cool,
- correspondent,
- dedicated,
- deep-rooted,
- dependable,
- determined,
- devoted,
- diligent,
- diuturnal,
- dogged,
- durable,
- enduring,
- equable,
- equal,
- even,
- evergreen,
- faithful,
- faithworthy,
- fast,
- fiducial,
- firm,
- firm as Gibraltar,
- fixed,
- flat,
- flinty,
- frozen,
- hardy,
- homogeneous,
- immobile,
- immotile,
- immotive,
- immovable,
- immutable,
- imperturbable,
- in equilibrium,
- inalterable,
- indefatigable,
- indomitable,
- industrious,
- inexorable,
- inflexible,
- insistent,
- intact,
- intransient,
- invariable,
- inveterate,
- invincible,
- inviolate,
- irremovable,
- lasting,
- level,
- liege,
- long-lasting,
- long-lived,
- long-standing,
- long-term,
- longeval,
- longevous,
- loyal,
- macrobiotic,
- marble-constant,
- measured,
- mechanical,
- methodic,
- monolithic,
- never-failing,
- never-tiring,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- of a piece,
- of long duration,
- of long standing,
- ordered,
- orderly,
- patient,
- patient as Job,
- perdurable,
- perduring,
- perennial,
- permanent,
- perpetual,
- perseverant,
- persevering,
- persistent,
- persisting,
- pertinacious,
- plodding,
- plugging,
- predictable,
- preoccupied,
- quiescent,
- rapt,
- regular,
- relentless,
- reliable,
- remaining,
- resolute,
- resolved,
- rigid,
- robotlike,
- secure,
- sedulous,
- sempervirent,
- set,
- settled,
- single-minded,
- sleepless,
- slogging,
- smooth,
- solid,
- sot,
- sound,
- stable,
- static,
- stationary,
- staunch,
- staying,
- steady,
- steely,
- stubborn,
- substantial,
- sure,
- surefire,
- sustained,
- systematic,
- tenacious,
- tested,
- tireless,
- torpid,
- tough,
- tried,
- tried and true,
- true,
- true-blue,
- trustworthy,
- trusty,
- unabating,
- unaltered,
- unbending,
- unbroken,
- unchangeable,
- unchanged,
- unchanging,
- unchecked,
- unconquerable,
- undaunted,
- undeflectable,
- undestroyed,
- undeviating,
- undifferentiated,
- undiscouraged,
- undiversified,
- undrooping,
- unfading,
- unfailing,
- unfaltering,
- unflagging,
- unflappable,
- unflinching,
- uniform,
- unintermitting,
- uninterrupted,
- unmovable,
- unnodding,
- unqualified,
- unquestioning,
- unrelaxing,
- unrelenting,
- unremitting,
- unruffled,
- unshakable,
- unshaken,
- unshifting,
- unsleeping,
- unswerving,
- untiring,
- unvaried,
- unvarying,
- unwavering,
- unwearied,
- unwearying,
- unwinking,
- unyielding,
- utterly attentive,
- vital,
- weariless,
- well-balanced,
- well-founded,
- well-grounded,
- wholehearted,
- without nerves