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Antonyms for steady
ˈstɛd isteady
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steady
Antonyms:
infirm, variable, unsteady, inconstant, changeable, wavering, illregulatedSynonyms:
firm, fixed, constant, uniform, consistent, equable, regular, undeviating, well-regulated
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Princeton's WordNet
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, tremblingSynonyms:
truelove, ravisher, stunner, sweetheart, peach, sweetie, beauty, knockout, mantrap, looker, dish, lulu, smashersteadyadjective
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, quaveringSynonyms:
unbendable, unshakable, stiff, unfaltering, regular, unwavering, unfluctuating, steadfast, firmfirm, steady, unfluctuatingadjective
not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
"stocks are still firm"
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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, unevenSynonyms:
loyal, fast(a), stiff, unfluctuating, fast, unshakable, unfaltering, truehearted, unbendable, steadfast, solid, unwavering, regular, firm, immobile, strongsteadyadjective
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, tremblingSynonyms:
unbendable, unshakable, stiff, unfaltering, regular, unwavering, unfluctuating, steadfast, firmfirm, 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"
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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), jerkingSynonyms:
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, regularregular, 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, tremblingSynonyms:
unbendable, regular(a), steadfast, stiff, unconstipated, unshakable, veritable(a), regular, unfaltering, unwavering, unfluctuating, firm, evensteadyverb
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, jerkySynonyms:
unbendable, unshakable, stiff, unfaltering, regular, unwavering, unfluctuating, steadfast, firmsteady, 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, shiftingSynonyms:
stabilise, tranquilize, tranquillize, becalm, tranquillise, still, chill out, quiet, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, settle down, calm, brace, lull, calm down, stabilize, quietenbrace, 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, falteringSynonyms:
brace, stabilize, energize, arouse, becalm, calm, energise, stabilise, poise, perk up, stimulatesteadily, 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, irresoluteSynonyms:
steadily
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
steadyadjective
Antonyms:
intermittent, infrequent, occasional, inconstant, unsteadySynonyms:
steadfast, constant, stable, firm, fixed, unremitted, constant, uniform, undeviating
Editors Contribution
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.
finkle
those person is very steady
Submitted by Anjukumari1977 on January 27, 2021quivered
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, 2019vortex
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?
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.
Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.
It's been a steady stream of progress towards getting to where we want them to be, we just didn't get far enough.
It's your best guess of what the steady state would be from here if no other big shocks occur.
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.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2319 | variable | |
#5700 | hazardous | |
#7181 | steady | |
#10488 | unstable | |
#11666 | uncertain | |
#11713 | shifting | |
#15665 | risky | |
#18677 | jerking | |
#20066 | doubtful | |
#20069 | insecure | |
#21612 | uneven | |
#23071 | dubious | |
#27144 | trembling | |
#30673 | shaky | |
#30769 | jerky | |
#32135 | infrequent | |
#36221 | changeable | |
#37328 | precarious | |
#38566 | perilous | |
#39085 | fluctuating | |
#39743 | flickering | |
#40835 | unsettled | |
#43655 | spastic | |
#44082 | shivering | |
#49479 | unsteady | |
#58852 | infirm | |
#66096 | shifty | |
#66848 | wavering | |
#67188 | faltering | |
#70807 | equivocal | |
#72009 | excitable | |
#85991 | shuddering | |
#88121 | convulsive | |
#91294 | spasmodic | |
#91740 | wobbling | |
#120798 | tremulous | |
#120826 | tottering | |
#146779 | inconstant | |
#176916 | arrhythmic | |
#185651 | irresolute | |
#229599 | quavering | |
#246773 | palpitating |
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