Synonyms for firm
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1. firm, house, business firm(adj)

   the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

   "he worked for a brokerage house"

   Synonyms:
   menage, family, house, sign, theatre, household, planetary house, sign of the zodiac, mansion, theater, business firm, home, star sign

   Antonyms:
   unsteady, unfixed, unforceful, insecure, soft, unstable, unsettled, unhealthy, irresolute, unfaithful, forceless, unsafe

2. firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering(adj)

   marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

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

   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, unassailable, immobile, watertight, level, loyal, sozzled, unfluctuating, squiffy, unbendable, unshakable, soaked, unwavering, crocked, rigid, plastered, pie-eyed, sloshed, smashed, strong, starchy, loaded, wet, regular, steady

   Antonyms:
   unhealthy, soft, unsettled, unsafe, forceless, unstable, unsteady, unforceful, irresolute, insecure, unfixed, unfaithful

3. firm, solid(adj)

   not soft or yielding to pressure

   "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground"

   Synonyms:
   self-colored, whole, loyal, unanimous, self-coloured, upstanding, fast(a), substantial, stiff, unfluctuating, fast, unshakable, unfaltering, hearty, truehearted, satisfying, unbendable, steadfast, solid, unwavering, steady, immobile, square, strong

   Antonyms:
   insecure, unsafe, unsettled, unfaithful, forceless, irresolute, unhealthy, soft, unfixed, unstable, unsteady, unforceful

4. firm, strong(adj)

   strong and sure

   "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"

   Synonyms:
   loyal, potent, inviolable, fast(a), substantial, stiff, unfluctuating, fast, unshakable, unfaltering, truehearted, warm, hard, unbendable, steadfast, solid, unattackable, unwavering, unassailable, steady, immobile, strong, impregnable, secure

   Antonyms:
   unsteady, unforceful, unstable, unsafe, unfaithful, forceless, unfixed, insecure, irresolute, unsettled, soft, unhealthy

5. firm(adj)

   not subject to revision or change

   "a firm contract"; "a firm offer"

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

   Antonyms:
   soft, unhealthy, unsafe, unsettled, unsteady, irresolute, unforceful, insecure, unstable, unfixed, forceless, unfaithful

6. firm(adj)

   (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling

   "his voice was firm and confident"; "a firm step"

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

   Antonyms:
   soft, unhealthy, unstable, unfixed, irresolute, insecure, unforceful, unsettled, unfaithful, forceless, unsteady, unsafe

7. firm, steady, unfluctuating(adj)

   not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall

   "stocks are still firm"

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

   Antonyms:
   insecure, unsettled, unforceful, soft, unsteady, forceless, unfaithful, irresolute, unsafe, unfixed, unhealthy, unstable

8. firm(adj)

   securely established

   "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet"

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

   Antonyms:
   unforceful, soft, forceless, insecure, irresolute, unsettled, unstable, unsafe, unfaithful, unsteady, unfixed, unhealthy

9. firm(adj)

   possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue

   "firm muscles"

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

   Antonyms:
   irresolute, unsteady, unstable, unsafe, insecure, unforceful, soft, unfixed, unfaithful, unhealthy, forceless, unsettled

10. fast, firm, immobile(adj)

    securely fixed in place

    "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"

    Synonyms:
    loyal, flying, debauched, unfluctuating, riotous, stiff, unwavering, unshakable, fast, dissolute, libertine, truehearted, quick, unbendable, steadfast, degraded, solid, unfaltering, fast(a), steady, dissipated, immobile, degenerate, profligate, strong

    Antonyms:
    unforceful, unsafe, unsteady, insecure, unstable, unsettled, unfaithful, forceless, unhealthy, soft, unfixed, irresolute

11. firm, loyal, truehearted, fast(a)(verb)

    unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause

    "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends"

    Antonyms:
    unhealthy, unfaithful, unsafe, unfixed, soft, unforceful, unsettled, unsteady, irresolute, insecure, forceless, unstable

12. tauten, firm(verb)

    become taut or tauter

    "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened"

    Synonyms:
    tauten

    Antonyms:
    unfaithful, unstable, unsteady, unsafe, forceless, irresolute, unhealthy, unforceful, unfixed, insecure, soft, unsettled

13. tauten, firm(adverb)

    make taut or tauter

    "tauten a rope"

    Synonyms:
    tauten

    Antonyms:
    irresolute, insecure, unstable, unsteady, forceless, unfaithful, unforceful, unsettled, unfixed, soft, unhealthy, unsafe

14. firm, firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly(adverb)

    with resolute determination

    "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm"

    Synonyms:
    unwaveringly, firmly, hard, securely, steadfastly

    Antonyms:
    unsettled, unsteady, insecure, forceless, unstable, unsafe, soft, unforceful, unfixed, irresolute, unfaithful, unhealthy

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. firm

   A person is faithful who will keep faith, whether with or without power to aid or serve; a person or thing is trusty that possesses such qualities as to justify the fullest confidence and dependence. We may speak of a faithful but feeble friend; we say a trusty agent, a trusty steed, a trusty sword.

   Synonyms:
   devoted, faithful, incorruptible, loyal, stanch, sure, true, trustworthy, trusty, unwavering

   Antonyms:
   capricious, faithless, false, fickle, unfaithful, untrue, untrustworthy, wavering

   Preposition:
   Faithful in service; to duty; to comrade or commander; faithful among the faithless.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. firm

   Synonyms:
   fast, secure, strong, steadfast, solid, stable, established, rooted, immovable, robust, unshaken, sturdy, resolute, determined, fixed, decided, attached

   Antonyms:
   loose, insecure, weak, illrooted, tottering, vacillating, irresolute, ductile, exorable, indulgent, disaffected, wavering, unreliable

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. firm(a.)

   Synonyms:
   compact, compressed, solid, dense, hard, not soft, not fluid

2. firm(a.)

   Synonyms:
   fixed, fast, rooted, established, settled, confirmed, stable, secure, immovable

3. firm(a.)

   Synonyms:
   steady, steadfast, unshaken, resolute, stanch, constant

4. firm(a.)

   Synonyms:
   strong, robust, sinewy, sturdy

5. firm(n.)

   Synonyms:
   concern, house, company, partnership

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. firm(a)

   Synonyms:
   fast, immovable, secure, compact, solid, dense, compressed, fixed, resolute, constant, unwavering, unshaken, steadfast, stanch, determined, invincible, inflexible, incompliant

   Antonyms:
   flaccid, soft, vacillating, irresolute, lax, yielding, facile, inconstant

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "firm":

   strong, company, solid, farm, resolute, undertaking, steadfast, enterprise, farms, business, robust, firmness, staunch, strict, decisive, cabinet, unwavering, corporation, shut, fermi, resolutely, determined, ferme, fixed, unswerving, firmly, tough, companies, stable, sound, vigorous, strongly, steady, society, signature, forceful, farmhouse, office, definite, 'entreprise, enterprises, stringent, close, venture

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How to use firm in a sentence?

1. Fred Cromer:

   There was a lot of pressure from the industry looking at this program, because early in the program there was a milestone of 300 firm orders, we have surpassed that number, so from that standpoint the pressure's off.

2. Maithripala Sirisena:

   We will go for an election in 100 days. So this is a temporary cabinet for the 100-day program. The government will establish a stable cabinet after the elections, myself, the prime minister and the party leaders have taken a firm stand that we will take strong action against people who are engaging in illegal activities, corruption, malpractices and cheating, regardless of being a minister, deputy minister or anybody else.

3. Abraham Lincoln:

   I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crises. The great point is to bring them the real facts.

4. Goldman Sachs:

   In a strategic decision, the firm will now expand its footprint in Warsaw. The expansion will be realized in a phased approach over the next three years.

5. Mark Kosieradzki:

   The number of calls we get are increasing. The severity of some of the problems we're seeing is increasing. Whether more people are calling because there's a greater awareness in the community or whether there's more problems, I guess it would be nice if we had information from [the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services] about that, but the fact of the matter is, we'll get six to eight calls a day in our law firm, certainly, there's good nursing homes out there, but there's also nursing homes that are focused on their profits as opposed to the care they're giving, and that's what we try to focus on to change.

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