Antonyms for steady
ˈstɛd isteady

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1. steadyverb

   Antonyms:
   unsteady

2. steadyadjective

   smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions

   Antonyms:
   unsteady

3. steadyadjective

   Antonyms:
   unsteady

4. steadyadjective

   Antonyms:
   unsteady

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. steady

   Antonyms:
   doubtful, dubious, equivocal, hazardous, insecure, perilous, precarious, risky, unassured, uncertain, unsettled, unstable, unsteady

   Synonyms:
   actual, assured, certain, firm, immutable, incontestable, infallible, real, settled, stable, strong, sure, undeniable, undoubted, unquestionable

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1. steady

   Antonyms:
   infirm, variable, unsteady, inconstant, changeable, wavering, illregulated

   Synonyms:
   firm, fixed, constant, uniform, consistent, equable, regular, undeviating, well-regulated

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1. • Stabilize

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1. sweetheart, sweetie, steady, trueloveadjective

   a person loved by another person

   Antonyms:
   shifting, tottering, tremulous, unsteady, faltering, excitable, shaky, uneven, convulsive, unstable, palpitant, shuddering, spastic, shivering, quavering, aflicker(p), jerking, flickering, fluctuating, infrequent, shifty, irresolute, wobbling, spasmodic, tottery, jerky, insecure, arrhythmic, palpitating, trembling

   Synonyms:
   truelove, ravisher, stunner, sweetheart, peach, sweetie, beauty, knockout, mantrap, looker, dish, lulu, smasher

2. steadyadjective

   not subject to change or variation especially in behavior

   "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer"

   Antonyms:
   jerking, shuddering, arrhythmic, unstable, spastic, uneven, tottering, excitable, unsteady, aflicker(p), tremulous, shaky, shifty, spasmodic, flickering, palpitant, shifting, convulsive, faltering, fluctuating, wobbling, palpitating, infrequent, insecure, irresolute, jerky, shivering, trembling, tottery, quavering

   Synonyms:
   unbendable, unshakable, stiff, unfaltering, regular, unwavering, unfluctuating, steadfast, firm

3. firm, steady, unfluctuatingadjective

   not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall

   "stocks are still firm"

   Antonyms:
   irresolute, tottery, palpitant, shivering, unsteady, flickering, convulsive, infrequent, shifty, trembling, jerking, faltering, tottering, palpitating, arrhythmic, quavering, spastic, aflicker(p), shaky, spasmodic, shuddering, shifting, unstable, jerky, tremulous, insecure, fluctuating, excitable, wobbling, uneven

   Synonyms:
   loyal, fast(a), stiff, unfluctuating, fast, unshakable, unfaltering, truehearted, unbendable, steadfast, solid, unwavering, regular, firm, immobile, strong

4. steadyadjective

   securely in position; not shaky

   "held the ladder steady"

   Antonyms:
   fluctuating, faltering, jerking, convulsive, infrequent, spasmodic, quavering, arrhythmic, shaky, tottery, tremulous, unsteady, aflicker(p), flickering, insecure, uneven, unstable, shifty, tottering, shuddering, shifting, palpitating, shivering, spastic, excitable, irresolute, palpitant, wobbling, jerky, trembling

   Synonyms:
   unbendable, unshakable, stiff, unfaltering, regular, unwavering, unfluctuating, steadfast, firm

5. firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwaveringadjective

   marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

   "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

   Antonyms:
   tottering, excitable, palpitating, shifty, faltering, fluctuating, arrhythmic, uneven, tottery, infrequent, spasmodic, unstable, jerky, shivering, wobbling, shuddering, spastic, quavering, unsteady, insecure, tremulous, flickering, trembling, convulsive, irresolute, shifting, palpitant, shaky, aflicker(p), jerking

   Synonyms:
   staunch, stiff, slopped, pissed, steadfast, blind drunk, unfaltering, besotted, solid, buckram, blotto, pixilated, cockeyed, truehearted, fast(a), potent, unswerving, fast, fuddled, tight, soused, bulletproof, firm, unassailable, immobile, watertight, level, loyal, sozzled, unfluctuating, squiffy, unbendable, unshakable, soaked, unwavering, crocked, rigid, plastered, pie-eyed, sloshed, smashed, strong, starchy, loaded, wet, regular

6. regular, steadyadjective

   relating to a person who does something regularly

   "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker"

   Antonyms:
   quavering, tottery, shivering, insecure, palpitant, jerking, spasmodic, tottering, wobbling, shifting, excitable, convulsive, spastic, infrequent, uneven, faltering, shifty, unstable, shuddering, arrhythmic, palpitating, jerky, shaky, irresolute, tremulous, fluctuating, unsteady, aflicker(p), flickering, trembling

   Synonyms:
   unbendable, regular(a), steadfast, stiff, unconstipated, unshakable, veritable(a), regular, unfaltering, unwavering, unfluctuating, firm, even

7. steadyverb

   not easily excited or upset

   "steady nerves"

   Antonyms:
   fluctuating, shifting, wobbling, tottery, shifty, spastic, infrequent, excitable, quavering, tremulous, insecure, spasmodic, jerking, trembling, aflicker(p), unstable, flickering, unsteady, palpitating, faltering, shuddering, shivering, tottering, convulsive, palpitant, shaky, uneven, irresolute, arrhythmic, jerky

   Synonyms:
   unbendable, unshakable, stiff, unfaltering, regular, unwavering, unfluctuating, steadfast, firm

8. steady, calm, becalmverb

   make steady

   "steady yourself"

   Antonyms:
   arrhythmic, faltering, shifty, insecure, irresolute, tremulous, quavering, uneven, jerking, unsteady, wobbling, spasmodic, palpitant, spastic, trembling, excitable, fluctuating, aflicker(p), tottering, jerky, tottery, unstable, flickering, infrequent, shivering, shaky, shuddering, convulsive, palpitating, shifting

   Synonyms:
   stabilise, tranquilize, tranquillize, becalm, tranquillise, still, chill out, quiet, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, settle down, calm, brace, lull, calm down, stabilize, quieten

9. brace, steady, stabilize, stabiliseadverb

   support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

   "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"

   Antonyms:
   shuddering, tottery, insecure, arrhythmic, shaky, infrequent, unsteady, aflicker(p), irresolute, shifty, jerky, excitable, trembling, tremulous, shivering, spastic, jerking, uneven, shifting, quavering, flickering, spasmodic, palpitating, fluctuating, tottering, palpitant, wobbling, convulsive, unstable, faltering

   Synonyms:
   brace, stabilize, energize, arouse, becalm, calm, energise, stabilise, poise, perk up, stimulate

10. steadily, steadyadverb

    in a steady manner

    "he could still walk steadily"

    Antonyms:
    wobbling, shifting, palpitating, jerky, trembling, shuddering, shaky, uneven, jerking, unstable, faltering, convulsive, insecure, flickering, tremulous, arrhythmic, excitable, spasmodic, quavering, unsteady, tottery, fluctuating, shifty, tottering, palpitant, spastic, aflicker(p), shivering, infrequent, irresolute

    Synonyms:
    steadily

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1. steadyadjective

   Antonyms:
   intermittent, infrequent, occasional, inconstant, unsteady

   Synonyms:
   steadfast, constant, stable, firm, fixed, unremitted, constant, uniform, undeviating

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. constant speed

   constant speed is also called as uniform rate which involves something travelling at fixed and steady pace or else moving at some average speed. for example, a car travels 3 hours.

   constant speed is also called as uniform rate which involves something travelling at fixed and steady pace or else moving at some average speed. for example, a car travels 3 hours.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 27, 2021  

2. finkle

   those person is very steady

   Submitted by Anjukumari1977 on January 27, 2021  

3. quivered

   it is because when you are quivering you are not still, and when you are steady you are not shaking.

   Submitted by rinat on September 11, 2019  

4. vortex

   a firmly fixed state.

   the battle formations were steady in the face of certain death.

   Submitted by austinkgatlin on July 30, 2019  

How to use steady in a sentence?

1. Susan Sontag:

   Ours is a culture based on excess, on overproduction; the result is a steady loss of sharpness in our sensory experience. All the conditions of modern life -- its material plenitude, its sheer crowdedness -- conjoin to dull our sensory faculties.

2. Chuck Canterbury:

   When will our nation wake up and face that the steady increase of attacks on law enforcement is making all of us less safe, enough is enough!

3. Harry Marra:

   She is just steady all the way through, if Brianne Theisen-Eaton is steady in Rio, I can guarantee you Brianne Theisen-Eaton's in the medals. Whether it is the gold, silver, bronze, I don't know.

4. Jose Lizan:

   It's hard to find returns in an environment of zero interest rates and low bond yields and assets with steady cash-flow are in high demand.

5. The President:

   Progress on this journey often comes in small increments sometimes two steps forward one step back, sometimes there are days like this where that slow steady effort is rewarded with justice.

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