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make firm

VERB
confirm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assure establish
STRONG
buttress clinch fix fortify invigorate settle strengthen
Antonyms
STRONG
discourage dishearten dissuade hurt unsettle weaken
WEAK
annul cancel contradict deny destroy disprove invalidate oppose repudiate veto void
VERB
fasten
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adhere affix attach bolt glue nail screw solder tighten truss weld
STRONG
anchor band bar batten belt bind bond brace button catch cement chain cleave close cohere connect couple embed establish fix girth grip hitch hold hook implant infix jam knot lace leash link lock lodge moor mortise rivet rope seal set settle stick strengthen string tag tie unite wedge
WEAK
freeze to hitch on hook up stay put tack on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
detach disconnect disjoin let go loose loosen release separate unfasten
STRONG
allow confuse destroy discourage displace dissuade divide forget free halt leave lose open permit refuse remove unfix unhitch unlace unlock unseal unsettle unstick untie
WEAK
unchain unlink
VERB
strengthen
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bolster build up enhance enlarge establish extend heighten increase intensify invigorate reinforce restore set up step up support sustain toughen
STRONG
add anneal ascend brace buttress confirm corroborate empower fortify harden justify mount multiply regenerate rejuvenate renew rise steel substantiate temper tone wax
WEAK
add fuel to fire sinew tone up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abridge condense curtail decrease destroy diminish halt hinder lessen let down lower reduce shrink slow subtract undermine weaken
STRONG
contradict decline deny descend disprove drop fall kill reject ruin slump soften
WEAK
break down discourage dishearten dissuade hurt

Example Sentences

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“This is the moment when the government and President Vucic will have to make firm decisions,” said Dragas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

It will not normally make firm conclusions about the cause of the accident.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

The study’s sample size also remains too small to make firm conclusions about any benefits associated with vaginal seeding, Money argues.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 14, 2023

One executive noted it is unusual for engine makers to make firm commitments to planemakers more than 18-24 months ahead.

From Reuters • Mar. 9, 2023

“There’s one thing I must ask you to remember,” he said, in a tone he tried to make firm, “that I couldn’t possibly accept from you anything in the way of sacrifice.”

From The Dust Flower by Kline, Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren)