| Main Entry: | mean business |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mean what one says |
Synonyms: |
be in earnest, be resolute, stick at nothing |
| Main Entry: | resolute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | determined, strong-willed |
Synonyms: |
adamant, bold, constant, courageous, dead set on, decided, dogged, faithful, firm, fixed, immutable, inflexible, intent upon, intrepid, loyal, meaning business, obstinate, persevering, persistent, persisting, purposeful, relentless, resolved, serious, set, settled, staunch, steadfast, steady, strong, stubborn, tenacious, true, unbending, unchanging, uncompromising, undaunted, unfaltering, unflagging, unflinching, unshakable, unshaken, unwavering, unyielding, valiant |
Antonyms: |
afraid, cautious, cowardly, irresolute, weak |
| Main Entry: | serious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crucial, weighty |
Synonyms: |
arduous, dangerous, deep, difficult, far-reaching, fateful, fell, formidable, grave, grievous, grim, hard, heavy, important, laborious, major, meaning business, meaningful, menacing, momentous, no joke, no laughing matter, of consequence, operose, out for blood, playing hard ball, pressing, severe, significant, smoking, sobering, strenuous, strictly business, threatening, tough, ugly, unamusing, unhumorous, urgent, worrying |
Antonyms: |
light, minor, trivial, unimportant, unserious |
| Main Entry: | tenacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strong, unyielding |
Synonyms: |
adamant, bound, clinging, coherent, cohesive, determined, dogged, fast, firm, forceful, inflexible, intransigent, iron, meaning business, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, persevering, persistent, persisting, pertinacious, possessive, purposeful, relentless, resolute, retentive, set, solid, spunky, stalwart, staunch, steadfast, stout, strong-willed, stubborn, sturdy, sure, tight, tough, true, unforgetful, unshakable, unswerving |
Antonyms: |
surrendering, weak, yielding |
| Main Entry: | unfaltering |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | steadfast |
Synonyms: |
abiding, bent on, bound, bound and determined, dead set on, enduring, firm, going all the way, indefatigable, meaning business, mulish, never-failing, persevering, pigheaded, resolute, set, steady, stiff-necked, stubborn, sure, tireless, unfailing, unflagging, unflappable, unflinching, unqualified, unquestioning, unswerving, untiring, unwavering, wholehearted |
Antonyms: |
faltering, unsettled, unstable, unsteady |