Synonyms 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

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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

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1. steady

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

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

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1. sweetheart, sweetie, steady, trueloveadjective

   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. 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"

   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, 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, 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. steadyadjective

   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, 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, 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, steadyadjective

   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. steadyverb

   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, becalmverb

   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, 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"

   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, steadyadverb

    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. steadyadjective

   Synonyms:
   fixed, firm, not tottering

2. steadyadjective

   Synonyms:
   regular, undeviating, unremitted, uniform

3. steadyadjective

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

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1. steadyadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   intermittent, infrequent, occasional, inconstant, unsteady

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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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1. Chuck Carlson:

   Because Netflix is the leader, it has the most to lose, and now we are going to start seeing pretty steady data points coming out from all of the other streaming services, it still seems to be a tough story for Netflix.

2. Quincy Krosby:

   Is there an all clear signal for the broader market ? No. You're going to have to take things quarter by quarter, that's why it will be important to focus on quality companies with strong cash flows and steady dividends.

3. Peter Kim:

   No matter how steady a surgeons hands are, there is always some tremor.

4. John Sweeney:

   Our grandparents worked at a company for 40 years and brought home steady paychecks.

5. President George W. Bush:

   I ’m sure every nominee before you would have personal beliefs about that precedent and many others. But all nominees are united in their belief that what they think about a precedent should not bear on how they will decide cases. She was more pragmatic two years ago – just days before the presidential election – about the chances that Roe v. Wade would be overturned in coming years : I don't think the core case -- Roe's holding that women have a right to abortion -- I don't think that will change, but I think the question of whether people can get late-term abortions -- how many restrictions can be put on clinics -- I don't think that will change. Brett Kavanaugh, steady insider The federal appeals court here in Washington is seen as a professional stepping-stone to Supreme Court. Three current justices( John Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Clarence Thomas) served on that bench before joining the high court, as did Scalia. Now Brett Kavanaugh is poised to make the leap, though if history is any guide, Brett Kavanaugh could face an especially tough Senate confirmation. It is the image that may cement – or sink – the Supreme Court aspirations of Brett Kavanaugh. Brett Kavanaugh elevation to the federal appeals court was celebrated with a Rose Garden swearing-in by a fellow Catholic who's now retiring from the bench, Justice Anthony Kennedy, for whom Brett Kavanaugh served as a law clerk in 1993. Front and center : Brett Kavanaugh former boss, President George W. Bush, the man who nominated Brett Kavanaugh. I chose Brett Kavanaugh because of the force of Brett Kavanaugh mind, the breadth of Brett Kavanaugh experience and the strength of Brett Kavanaugh character.