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steadfastly

[sted-fast-lee, -fahst-, -fuhst-] / ˈstɛdˌfæst li, -ˌfɑst-, -fəst- /
ADVERB
fast
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hard tight
STRONG
firm
WEAK
deeply firmly securely solidly soundly tightly
Antonyms
WEAK
loosely unfixedly
ADVERB
firmly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adamantly decisively doggedly persistently resolutely staunchly strictly stubbornly tenaciously
STRONG
unwaveringly
WEAK
constantly indefatigably intently obdurately obstinately perseveringly pertinaciously purposefully stolidly through thick and thin unchangeably with heavy hand
Antonyms
WEAK
changeably flexibly indefinitely movably waveringly weakly
ADVERB
hard
Synonyms
STRONGEST
close fast tight
STRONG
firmly
WEAK
firm solidly tightly
Antonyms
WEAK
easily gently moderately unfixedly yielding
ADVERB
loyally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conscientiously earnestly firmly resolutely sincerely staunchly
WEAK
constantly devotedly doubtlessly obediently submissively truly trustworthily
ADVERB
obstinately
Synonyms
STRONG
mulishly obdurately
WEAK
bullheadedly contumaciously determinedly doggedly firmly fixedly headstrongly indomitably inflexibly intractably opinionatedly persistently pertinaciously pigheadedly recalcitrantly resistantly resolutely resolvedly staunchly stolidly tenaciously unamenably unflinchingly unimpressibly unreasonably unreasoningly unrelentingly unwaveringly unyieldingly willfully
Antonyms
WEAK
docilely graciously obediently
ADVERB
resolutely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bravely decisively firmly
WEAK
obstinately unwaveringly

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Takaichi on Monday vowed that Japan would "steadfastly protect its territory, territorial waters, airspace".

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

China has steadfastly refused to participate in strategic arms talks and Trump made no mention of China in his social-media post.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Throughout this long saga Logan and his now retired fellow GMB union rep John McMunagle worked steadfastly to keep shipbuilding alive in Port Glasgow, not for themselves but for generations to come.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

A Sansum spokesperson said the clinic remained steadfastly committed to patient privacy and dignity.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

The chief steadfastly refuted the implications of what Trengove was suggesting.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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