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steely
adjective as in cold-blooded
adjective as in flinty
Strongest match
adjective as in icy
adjective as in inalterable
Strong match
Weak matches
- adamant
- adamantine
- determined
- dogged
- dyed-in-the-wool
- firm
- fixed
- hard
- hard-and-fast
- immovable
- immutable
- implacable
- indomitable
- inexorable
- intractable
- invariable
- iron
- ironclad
- obdurate
- obstinate
- relentless
- resolute
- rigid
- rigorous
- set
- set in one's ways
- single-minded
- stand one's ground
- staunch
- steadfast
- stiff
- strict
- stringent
- unadaptable
- unbending
- unchangeable
- uncompliant
- uncompromising
- unrelenting
- unswayable
- unyielding
adjective as in inflexible
Strongest matches
adjective as in iron
adjective as in stern
Strong matches
adjective as in stiff
Example Sentences
The president studies his guest, noting his kind, steely brown eyes and neatly trimmed beard.
He was also a steely, secretive poser who worked overtime to airbrush his image.
“We’re not going to be beaten by a monkey,” Autumn signs, her eyes turning steely.
“I am sorry to disappoint you, Edward,” Mater Lumley said, in a voice both calm and steely.
These skills, moreover, and this predominance, reflected a vital feeling for raw materials, a deep aesthetic sense and a work ethic rooted in steely perseverance and in a respect for long apprenticeship and repetitive training.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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