Related Searches
on Ask.com
Firmest - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | firm |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inflexible |
| Synonyms: | close, compact, concentrated, concrete, condensed, dense, hard, hardened, heavy, impenetrable, impermeable, impervious, inelastic, refractory, rigid, set, solid, stiff, sturdy, substantial, thick, tough, unyielding, close-grained, compressed, congealed, fine-grained, jelled, nonporous, solidified |
| Antonyms: | flexible, loose, slack, soft, supple, weak, yielding |
| Main Entry: | firm |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stable, unmoving |
| Synonyms: | closed, durable, embedded, fast, fastened, fixed, immobile, immovable, motionless, mounted, petrified, robust, rooted, secure, set, settled, solid, sound, spiked, stationary, steady, strong, sturdy, substantial, taut, tenacious, tight, unshakable, anchored, bolted, braced, cemented, nailed, riveted, screwed, secured, soldered, tightened, unfluctuating, welded |
| Antonyms: | moving, unsettled, unstable, wavering |
| Main Entry: | firm |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unalterable, definite |
| Synonyms: | abiding, adamant, bent, bound, consistent, constant, determined, enduring, established, exact, explicit, fixed, flat, hang tough*, inflexible, intent, obdurate, persevering, persistent, prevailing, resolute, set, settled, specific, stable, stand pat*, stated, staunch, steadfast, steady, strict, strong, sure, tenacious, true, unbending, unchangeable, unflinching, unqualified, unshakable, unshaken, unwavering, unyielding, dead set on, going, never-failing, resolved, stipulated, undeviating |
| Antonyms: | changeable, indefinite, irresolute, alterable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | able-bodied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | physically strong and capable |
| Synonyms: | firm, fit, hale, hardy, healthy, hearty, lusty, powerful, robust, staunch, stout, strapping*, sturdy, vigorous |
| Antonyms: | delicate, infirm, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adamant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unyielding |
| Synonyms: | determined, firm, fixed, hard-nosed, immovable, inexorable, inflexible, insistent, intransigent, obdurate, pat*, relentless, resolute, rigid, set, stiff, stubborn, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unshakable, hanging tough, set in stone, standing pat, unbendable, unswayable |
| Antonyms: | flexible, pliant, submissive, yielding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assertive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aggressive |
| Synonyms: | absolute, assured, certain, confident, decided, decisive, demanding, dogmatic, domineering, emphatic, firm, forceful, forward, insistent, militant, overbearing, positive, pushy, self-assured, self-confident, strong-willed, sure |
| Antonyms: | diffident, quiet, shy, unconfident |
| Main Entry: | bent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | determined |
| Synonyms: | bound, decided, decisive, dedicated, disposed, firm, fixed, inclined, insistent, intent, leaning, predisposed, resolute, set, settled, tending, resolved |
| Antonyms: | uncaring, undecided |
| Main Entry: | bound |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obligated; destined |
| Synonyms: | bent, certain, doomed, driven, fated, firm, forced, indentured, intent, made, obligated, obliged, pledged, pressed, required, restrained, sure, urged, apprenticed, articled, bounden, coerced, compelled, constrained, contracted, duty-bound, enslaved, having no alternative, impelled, necessitated, under compulsion, under necessity |
| Antonyms: | free, permitted, unrestricted, allowed, unbounded, unobliged |
| Main Entry: | brave |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, audacious, chivalrous, confident, courageous, daring, dashing, dauntless, defiant, doughty, fearless, firm, foolhardy, forward, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, hardy, heroic, imprudent, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, militant, nervy, plucky, reckless, resolute, spirited, spunky, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, strong, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous, venturesome, chin-up, herolike, unabashed, unblenching, undauntable, undismayed, unfearful |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cautious, fearful, frightened, humble, meek, reticent, retiring, shy, timid |
| Main Entry: | carved in stone |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fixed |
| Synonyms: | established, firm, immutable, permanent, unchangeable, etched in stone, set in concrete, set in stone |
| Main Entry: | certain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | undoubtable, valid |
| Synonyms: | absolute, authoritative, clear, conclusive, definite, demonstrable, destined, determined, evident, firm, fixed, genuine, guaranteed, in the bag*, incontrovertible, indubitable, infallible, irrefutable, known, plain, positive, provable, real, reliable, safe, set, sound, supreme, sure, sure thing*, true, trustworthy, unambiguous, undeniable, undoubted, unequivocal, unerring, unmistakable, verifiable, ascertained, confirmable, establishable, having down pat, on ice, predestined, salted away |
| Antonyms: | doubtful, dubious, questionable, uncertain, unreliable, unsure, faltering |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dense, cramped |
| Synonyms: | compact, confined, confining, congested, crowded, firm, impenetrable, impermeable, narrow, packed, restricted, short, solid, substantial, thick, tight, circumscribed, close-grained, consolidated, cropped, jam-packed |
| Antonyms: | loose, open, uncramped |
| Main Entry: | compact |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | condensed |
| Synonyms: | close, crowded, dense, firm, hard, impenetrable, impermeable, packed, pressed, solid, thick, tight, appressed, bunched, compressed |
| Notes: | a compact is a formal agreement on rights and conduct, a treaty is a compact between nations, and a contract is a compact between two business entities |
| Antonyms: | loose, slack, uncondensed |
| Main Entry: | concrete |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hardened |
| Synonyms: | compact, dried, firm, monolithic, petrified, set, solid, strong, unyielding, caked, calcified, cemented, compressed, congealed, conglomerated, consolidated, indurate, poured, precast, set in stone, solidified, steeled |
| Antonyms: | bending, flexible, pliable |
| Main Entry: | conservative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cautious, moderate, tending to preserve the status quo |
| Synonyms: | bourgeois, constant, conventional, die-hard, fearful, firm, fuddy-duddy*, guarded, hard hat, illiberal, inflexible, middle-of-the-road*, obstinate, old guard*, orthodox, quiet, reactionary, redneck*, right, right-wing, sober, stable, steady, timid, traditional, unchangeable, unchanging, unimaginative, Tory, controlled, fogyish, hidebound, holding to, in a rut, not extreme, old line, right of center, traditionalistic, uncreative, undaring, unprogressive, white bread |
| Antonyms: | exaggerated, incautious, left-wing, liberal, progressive, radical |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | constant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fixed |
| Synonyms: | connected, consistent, continual, equable, even, firm, habitual, homogeneous, immutable, invariable, monotonous, nonstop, permanent, perpetual, regular, stable, standardized, steadfast, steady, together, unalterable, unbroken, unchanging, unflappable, uniform, uninterrupted, unvarying, like the Rock of Gibralter, monochrome, monophonic, of a piece, regularized, solid as rock, stabile, unfluctuating |
| Antonyms: | changeable, fickle, inconstant, irregular, unstable, unsteady, varying, wavering, fluctuating |
| Main Entry: | crisp |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brittle, dry |
| Synonyms: | crumbly, crunchy, crusty, firm, fresh, friable, green, plump, ripe, short, crispy, unwilted |
| Antonyms: | flexible, limp, soft |
| Main Entry: | decided |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | determined, strong-willed |
| Synonyms: | assertive, bent, certain, cocksure, decisive, deliberate, earnest, emphatic, established, firm, fixed, inflexible, intent, mulish, positive, purposeful, resolute, serious, set, settled, sure, unbending, unfaltering, unwavering, unyielding, iron-jawed, resolved, strong-minded, unhesitating |
| Antonyms: | deferential, delaying, hesitant, undecided, postponing, procrastinating |
| Main Entry: | decisive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | definite |
| Synonyms: | absolute, assured, bent, certain, conclusive, crisp, critical, crucial, decided, definitive, determined, fateful, final, firm, flat out*, forceful, imperative, imperious, incisive, influential, intent, litmus test*, momentous, peremptory, positive, resolute, set, settled, significant, trenchant, all out, resolved, straight out, strong-minded |
| Antonyms: | indecisive, indefinite, procrastinating, unpositive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | determined |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | driven, persistent |
| Synonyms: | bent, bent on, constant, decided, decisive, dogged, earnest, firm, fixed, intent, mean business*, obstinate, pat, persevering, purposeful, resolute, serious, set, settled, single-minded, solid, steadfast, strong-willed, stubborn, tenacious, unfaltering, unflinching, unwavering, buckled down, hard-as-nails, hardboiled, on ice, resolved, set on, strong-minded, unhesitating |
| Antonyms: | flexible, hesitating, irresolute, vacillating, wavering, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
