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Antonyms for steadfast


Grammar : Adj
Spell : sted-fast, -fahst, -fuhst
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɛdˌfæst, -ˌfɑst, -fəst



Definition of steadfast

Origin :
  • Old English stedefæst "secure in position," from stede (see stead) + fæst (see fast (adj.)); cf. Middle Low German stedevast, Old Norse staðfastr. Related: Steadfastly, steadfastness.
  • adj loyal, steady
Example sentences :
  • "No surrender" was the steadfast motto of Bismarck and his royal master.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • Their offspring bold fares hither to seek the steadfast friend.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous
  • Had he not looked in time, and with clear, steadfast eyes, might he not have fallen?
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • The faith in life which the master had implanted in her kept her brave and steadfast.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • Paul had not shifted his steadfast gaze from his brother's face.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • Only in the case of the brave old Captain Strathmore was it deep and steadfast.
  • Extract from : « Adrift on the Pacific » by Edward S. Ellis
  • It cost the other woman an effort of renunciation, but she was steadfast to her secret purpose.
  • Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • He had proved himself fit to lead them, and they had a steadfast confidence in him.
  • Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss
  • There is a steadfast perseverance in clinging to the legitimate Sovereign.
  • Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
  • It is a people eminently religious: steadfast in the faith.'
  • Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever

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