Synonyms for steady
ˈstɛd i

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1. sweetheart, sweetie, steady, truelove(adj)

   a person loved by another person

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

   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

2. steady(adj)

   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"

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

   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

3. 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, firm, immobile, strong

   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

4. steady(adj)

   securely in position; not shaky

   "held the ladder steady"

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

   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

5. 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, 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

   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

6. regular, steady(adj)

   relating to a person who does something regularly

   "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker"

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

   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

7. steady(verb)

   not easily excited or upset

   "steady nerves"

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

   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

8. steady, calm, becalm(verb)

   make steady

   "steady yourself"

   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

   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

9. brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise(adverb)

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

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

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

   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

10. steadily, steady(adverb)

    in a steady manner

    "he could still walk steadily"

    Synonyms:
    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

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1. steady(verb)

   Antonyms:
   unsteady

2. steady(adjective)

   smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions

   Antonyms:
   unsteady

3. steady(adjective)

   Antonyms:
   unsteady

4. steady(adjective)

   Antonyms:
   unsteady

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

1. steady

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

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

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

1. steady

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

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

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

1. steady(a.)

   Synonyms:
   fixed, firm, not tottering

2. steady(a.)

   Synonyms:
   regular, undeviating, unremitted, uniform

3. steady(a.)

   Synonyms:
   constant, resolute, stanch, steadfast, stable, unwavering, persevering

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

1. steady(a)

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

   Antonyms:
   intermittent, infrequent, occasional, inconstant, unsteady

PPDB, the paraphrase database(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "steady":

   constant, stable, sustained, regular, stability, continuous, steadily, continuing, stationary, continued, ongoing, consistent, stabilized, flat, constantly, firm, progressive, continual, gradual, fixed, regularly, stabilize

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How to use steady in a sentence?

1. Jay Abiona:

   You can reply on a steady paycheck every two weeks building another persons business or you can generate income on a daily basis building your own. I chose the latter of the two options.

2. Stefan Worrall:

   The rally itself has been extraordinary but very thin and the failure of the yen to continue on the fairly steady path of weakening we've seen in the past couple of days has been reflected as nervousness in the Nikkei, it's been a very volatile two weeks and nerves are still frayed despite the fact that we're off the bottom of those extreme sessions we saw last week.

3. Jeb Bush:

   I'm not going to get my foreign policy based on watching the shows or say 'don't worry about it, I'll figure it out later.' You need a president with a steady hand because this is a dangerous world.

4. Guy Cecil:

   We're going to have a steady drumbeat that highlights and frames what matters during the chaos, so, while people are talking about Mueller, we'll be talking about high health care prices.

5. Bowe Bergdahl:

   My body started a steady decline in constant internal sickness that would last through the final year.

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