| Main Entry: | stable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | constant, fixed; resistant |
Synonyms: |
abiding, anchored, balanced, brick-wall, calm, deep-rooted, durable, enduring, equable, established, even, fast, firm, immutable, invariable, lasting, nailed, perdurable, permanent, poised, reliable, resolute, safe, secure, set, set in stone, solid, solid as a rock, sound, stabile, stalwart, stationary, staunch, staying put, steadfast, steady, stout, strong, sturdy, substantial, sure, together, tough, unalterable, unchangeable, unfluctuating, uniform, unvarying, unwavering, well-built, well-founded |
Antonyms: |
inconstant, shaky, unfixed, unstable, wobbly |
| Main Entry: | stalwart |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strong, valiant |
Synonyms: |
athletic, bold, bound, bound and determined, brave, brawny, brick-wall, courageous, daring, dauntless, dead set on, dependable, fearless, forceful, gutsy, hanging tough, hefty, husky, indomitable, intrepid, lusty, muscular, nervy, powerhouse, redoubtable, robust, rugged, sinewy, solid, spunky*, staunch, steamroller, stout, stouthearted, strapping, sturdy, substantial, tenacious, tough, unafraid, undaunted, valorous, vigorous |
Antonyms: |
cowardly, meek, weak |
| Main Entry: | steady |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stable, fixed |
Synonyms: |
abiding, brick-wall, certain, changeless, constant, durable, enduring, equable, even, firm, immovable, never-failing, patterned, regular, reliable, safe, set, set in stone, solid, solid as a rock, stabile, steadfast, steady-going, substantial, sure, unchangeable, unchanging, unfaltering, unfluctuating, uniform, unqualified, unquestioning, unshaken, unvarying, unwavering |
Antonyms: |
unfixed, unstable, unsteady, weak, wobbly |
| Main Entry: | stringent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rigid, tight |
Synonyms: |
acrimonious, binding, brick-wall, by the book, by the numbers, compelling, confining, convincing, dead set on, demanding, draconian, drawing, dyed-in-the-wool, exacting, forceful, hard, hard-nosed, harsh, inflexible, iron-fisted, ironclad, picky, poignant, powerful, rigorous, rough, set, severe, stiff, strict, tough, unpermissive, valid |
| Notes: | stringent often means simply 'strict, strictly regulated' and also 'tight or constricted' and emphasizes the narrowness of what is permitted, while strict emphasizes the sternness with which something is enforced |
Antonyms: |
flexible, inexact, tolerant |
| Main Entry: | uncompromising |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stubborn |
Synonyms: |
brick-wall, decided, determined, firm, hard-core, hard-line, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, locked, obdurate, obstinate, pigheaded, relentless, resolute, rigid, set in stone, single-minded, steadfast, stiff-necked, strict, strong, tough, unbending |
Antonyms: |
compromising, cooperative, flexible, open, willing |
| Main Entry: | unrelenting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | merciless |
Synonyms: |
bound, bound and determined, brick-wall, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, cruel, dead set on, endless, grim, hanging tough, hard-headed, implacable, incessant, inexorable, intransigent, iron-fisted, mortal, perpetual, persistent, pitiless, relentless, remorseless, rigid, ruthless, set, steady, stern, stiff, stiff-necked, tenacious, tough, unabated, unbending, unbroken, unflinching, unremitting, unsparing, unwavering, unyielding |
Antonyms: |
compassionate, flexible, merciful, relenting, sympathetic |
| Main Entry: | unwavering |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | consistent, unchanging |
Synonyms: |
abiding, brick-wall, dead set on, dedicated, determined, enduring, firm, fixed, intense, never-failing, pat, regular, resolute, set, set in stone, single-minded, solid, staunch, steadfast, steady, sure, undeviating, unfaltering, unflagging, unflappable, unqualified, unshakable, unshaken, unswerving, untiring |
Antonyms: |
changeable, changing, inconsistent, varying, wavering |