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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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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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Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 1 vote

  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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. steadyadjective

    Antonyms:
    intermittent, infrequent, occasional, inconstant, unsteady

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

Editors Contribution5.0 / 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. Moon Jae-in:

    One rule I always follow, never predict what happens in South Korean politics. PRISONER OF NORTH KOREA: AN AMERICAN SAFE AT HOME SHARES HIS ORDEAL The polls have been volatile during the 30 days of the election campaign process, but Moon has held a steady lead throughout, said Scott Snyder, a senior fellow for Korea studies and director of the program on U.S.-Korea policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. There will be new tensions in the U.S.- ROK alliance relationship that have not been there under conservative governments over the course of the past 8 or 9 years.

  2. Joseph Addison:

    Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.

  3. Mike Pompeo:

    It's been a steady stream of progress towards getting to where we want them to be, we just didn't get far enough.

  4. John Weinberg:

    It's your best guess of what the steady state would be from here if no other big shocks occur.

  5. Richard Brannan:

    The council has received a steady stream of reports about abusive behavior towards native people, in 2013, a Northern Arapaho woman was shot in the face by a passing car in Riverton, and the Riverton Hospital released her without treatment. ... I've lived here my whole life, and the anti-Indian sentiment seems to be getting worse.

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