Synonyms for firm
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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.

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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

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1. firm, house, business firmadjective

   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, unwaveringadjective

   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, solidadjective

   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, strongadjective

   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. firmadjective

   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. firmadjective

   (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, unfluctuatingadjective

   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. firmadjective

   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. firmadjective

   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, immobileadjective

    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, firmverb

    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, firmadverb

    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, unwaveringlyadverb

    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

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1. firmadjective

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

2. firmadjective

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

3. firmadjective

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

4. firmadjective

   Synonyms:
   strong, robust, sinewy, sturdy

5. firmnoun

   Synonyms:
   concern, house, company, partnership

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1. firmadjective

   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

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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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1. Yasushi Kimura:

   The world's crude demand/supply remains in excess supplies, oPEC projected a continuation of firm demand in global crude demand and judged there's no need to change current production levels. The decision also may have come about reflecting the view that OPEC's lone production cuts would be offset by rising U.S. shale oil production.

2. Mitch McConnell:

   President Trump has made a superb choice. Judge Brett Kavanaugh is an impressive nominee who is extremely well qualified to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, judge Brett Kavanaugh has sterling academic credentials. Judge Brett Kavanaugh is widely admired for Judge Brett Kavanaugh intellect, experience, and exemplary judicial temperament. Judge Brett Kavanaugh has won the respect of Judge Brett Kavanaugh peers and is highly regarded throughout the legal community. And Judge Brett Kavanaugh judicial record demonstrates a firm understanding of the role of a judge in our Republic : Setting aside personal views and political preferences in order to interpret our laws as they are written.

3. Andrew Wheeler:

   While that’s flattering, I am not thinking about it, no, i could have put my hat in the ring for the administrator. I wasn’t interested in that. I am still not interested in that. Trump said Wheeler would assume duties as acting administrator of the EPA on July 9. I have no doubt that Andy will continue on with our great and lasting EPA agenda. We have made tremendous progress and the future of the EPA is very bright! Trump tweeted on July 5. Here are 3 things you need to know about the interim EPA chief before he officially changes roles. A former coal industry lobbyist, Wheeler helped lead an industry fight against regulations aimed at protecting Americans' health and addressing climate change. Many in the industry argued that the regulations would stifle business. Throughout his decades-long career, Wheeler has reportedly lobbied for at least 20 different companies, includingSargento Foods Inc., Whirlpool Corporation, and Xcel Energy, among others. During his time as a lobbyist, Wheelerworked alongside Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to reduce the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah by 85 percent and reserve a piece of the land for uranium mining, Fortune Magazine reported. In recent years, Wheeler has lobbied for Energy Fuels Resources Inc. and Murray Energy Corporation, which is run by longtime Trump supporter Robert Murray, who spent roughly $300,000 on the president's inauguration, according toThe New York Times. Wheeler worked for the EPA in the early 1990s, focusing on chemicals and toxic substance-related issues during the Bush and Clinton administrations. He later transitioned into the role of staff chief of the Senate Environment Committee andserved as counsel to Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla. Wheeler joined the international law firmFaegre Baker Daniels after his stint at the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. During his time at the firm, he helped counsel a variety of clients on comprehensive legislative, regulatory and operational strategies, the firm states on its website. He worked on every major piece of environmental and energy-related legislation before Congress over the span of a decade, ProPublica reported.

4. Steve McNeal:

   Obviously, anyone who can engage in an affair for months and at the same time carry on by still claiming to be 'with firm reliance on divine providence,' there are a lot of people who think she could be capable of anything.

5. Mike Pence:

   Forced technology transfers, intellectual property theft are a reality. President Trump has made it clear that things have to change with China on the structural issues as well as the trade imbalance and we'll continue to stand firm on those.