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Steadfast

Firmly fixed or established; fast fixed; firm.

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Constant 84% connected

Firm; solid; fixed; immovable; -- opposed to fluid.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Constant 84% connected

Firm; solid; fixed; immovable; -- opposed to fluid.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Resolute 84% connected

Having a decided purpose; determined; resolved; fixed in a determination; hence, bold; firm; steady.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Resolute 84% connected

Having a decided purpose; determined; resolved; fixed in a determination; hence, bold; firm; steady.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Steadfastness 74% connected

The quality or state of being steadfast; firmness; fixedness; constancy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Steadfastness 74% connected

The quality or state of being steadfast; firmness; fixedness; constancy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Firm 92% connected

Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Staunch 92% connected

Alt. of Staunchness

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Steady 92% connected

Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stiff 92% connected

Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Unshakable 92% connected

Not capable of being shaken; firm; fixed.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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