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Definition of steadfast in English: steadfastadjective ˈstɛdfɑːstˈstɛdˌfæst Resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering. Example sentencesExamples - The daughter's steadfast refusal to enter into a state of matrimony is in large part due to having a secret lover of her own.
- The men ridicule him and laugh at him, but Wang Lung is steadfast in his resolution.
- It is unfortunate and painful to see the fall of a dream city that earned a steadfast place in the international arena.
- What I did have is a steadfast belief in the vitality of music.
- They have been there, they have been there, steadfast in the fight against terrorism.
- As for the coronation of the new King, it stands firm, steadfast and unshaken.
- The steadfast and stubborn denial of guilt leads to the complete inability to recognise actual innocence.
- His papacy was an intriguing mix of the warm and humane with steadfast readings of scripture and church doctrine.
- We need to take seriously their steadfast refusal to admit even their most obvious mistakes.
- He left as his legacy not the dream of an independent state, but a corrupt and chaotic system and the steadfast refusal to compromise.
- Once again, the American people have been steadfast and determined not to lose our nerve.
- So steadfast is Archer, that the West Indian is heard praising our hero's pluck and courage ever after.
- On the contrary, she was steadfast in the face of strong military pressure in the final years of the Suharto regime.
- Our incentive and mandate to remain wholly autonomous remains steadfast.
- It was his steadfast refusal to keep learning that ultimately brought down Hamed.
- You've got to just hold steady and steadfast and unwavering in certain situations.
- The British government has remained steadfast in its refusal to return the marbles.
- Their steadfast love in the face of horror can only be admired.
- Members of this new commission should be chosen from honest, steadfast and impeccable people.
- I truly believe that a country where the people hold steadfast to their dreams will some day see them come to fruition.
Synonyms loyal, faithful, committed, devoted, dedicated, dependable, reliable, steady, true, constant, staunch, trusty firm, determined, resolute, steady, staunch, stalwart, stout, relentless, implacable, single-minded unchanging, unwavering, unhesitating, unfaltering, unswerving, unyielding, unflinching, inflexible, uncompromising
Origin Old English stedefæst 'standing firm' (see stead, fast1). Definition of steadfast in US English: steadfastadjectiveˈstɛdˌfæstˈstedˌfast Resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering. Example sentencesExamples - Our incentive and mandate to remain wholly autonomous remains steadfast.
- I truly believe that a country where the people hold steadfast to their dreams will some day see them come to fruition.
- The daughter's steadfast refusal to enter into a state of matrimony is in large part due to having a secret lover of her own.
- What I did have is a steadfast belief in the vitality of music.
- Their steadfast love in the face of horror can only be admired.
- It is unfortunate and painful to see the fall of a dream city that earned a steadfast place in the international arena.
- Once again, the American people have been steadfast and determined not to lose our nerve.
- His papacy was an intriguing mix of the warm and humane with steadfast readings of scripture and church doctrine.
- You've got to just hold steady and steadfast and unwavering in certain situations.
- He left as his legacy not the dream of an independent state, but a corrupt and chaotic system and the steadfast refusal to compromise.
- Members of this new commission should be chosen from honest, steadfast and impeccable people.
- The steadfast and stubborn denial of guilt leads to the complete inability to recognise actual innocence.
- As for the coronation of the new King, it stands firm, steadfast and unshaken.
- On the contrary, she was steadfast in the face of strong military pressure in the final years of the Suharto regime.
- The men ridicule him and laugh at him, but Wang Lung is steadfast in his resolution.
- They have been there, they have been there, steadfast in the fight against terrorism.
- It was his steadfast refusal to keep learning that ultimately brought down Hamed.
- We need to take seriously their steadfast refusal to admit even their most obvious mistakes.
- So steadfast is Archer, that the West Indian is heard praising our hero's pluck and courage ever after.
- The British government has remained steadfast in its refusal to return the marbles.
Synonyms loyal, faithful, committed, devoted, dedicated, dependable, reliable, steady, true, constant, staunch, trusty firm, determined, resolute, steady, staunch, stalwart, stout, relentless, implacable, single-minded
Origin Old English stedefæst ‘standing firm’ (see stead, fast). |