Antonyms for unwaveringly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : wey-ver
Phonetic Transcription : ˈweɪ vər


Definition of unwaveringly

Origin :
  • late 13c., weyveren, "to show indecision," probably related to Old English wæfre "restless, wavering," from Proto-Germanic *wæbraz (cf. Middle High German wabern "to waver," Old Norse vafra "to hover about"), a frequentative form from the root of wave (v.). Related: Wavered; wavering.
  • As in obstinately : adv stubbornly
  • As in resolutely : adv with all one's heart
  • As in steadily : adv firmly
  • As in firmly : adv with determination
Example sentences :
  • Eric looked at her unwaveringly and bade her finish her story.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
  • As a perishing blond without an alphabet I should have done this unwaveringly.
  • Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London
  • He would reason out a purpose and then unwaveringly adhere to it.
  • Extract from : « Prescott of Saskatchewan » by Harold Bindloss
  • He saw the gleam in the dog's eyes, fixed upon him unwaveringly.
  • Extract from : « Pharais and The Mountain Lovers » by Fiona Macleod
  • Her gaze fastened on Magda's face and clung there unwaveringly while she read the letter.
  • Extract from : « The Lamp of Fate » by Margaret Pedler
  • He looked at her as only a husband should look—intimate, unwaveringly, secure.
  • Extract from : « The Moccasin Ranch » by Hamlin Garland
  • Newbegin stared at him unwaveringly, and the red-haired one repeated the question.
  • Extract from : « Sheila of Big Wreck Cove » by James A. Cooper
  • They would follow her unwaveringly, when no other commander could make them budge.
  • Extract from : « A Heroine of France » by Evelyn Everett-Green
  • She looked at him unwaveringly; there was no flinching of her spirit.
  • Extract from : « The Quest of the Silver Fleece » by W. E. B. Du Bois
  • For a moment the two men glared at each other, immovably, unwaveringly.
  • Extract from : « Castle Craneycrow » by George Barr McCutcheon

Synonyms for unwaveringly

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