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Synonyms: Adjective
constant, dedicated, devoted, devout, down-the-line, faithful, fast, good, loyal, pious, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, true, true-blue
Antonyms: Adjective
disloyal, faithless, false, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, untrue
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Examples of steady in a Sentence
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She used a tripod to keep the camera steady. Painting takes a steady hand and a good eye. Prices have remained steady over the last month. He finally has a steady job. They do a steady business at the restaurant. There has been a steady increase in prices. I am making steady progress on refinishing the basement. There was a steady rain all day. We've received a steady stream of donations.Verb
He steadied the gun and fired. She used a tripod to steady the camera. The doctor gave her medication to help steady her heart rate. Her heart rate had been erratic but eventually steadied. Prices have steadied in recent months.
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Imbler reports that the Loas are being fed a steady diet of snails and invertebrates, supplemented with vitamins. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "The Last 14 Loa Water Frogs Had to Be Rescued From Their Natural Habitat," 31 Aug. 2019 With efficient quarterback play by Tua Tagovailoa, steady contributions from Jerry Jeudy and some timely cameos from the tight ends, the Crimson Tide emerged from its stupor and cobbled together the rout many were anticipating. — Rainer Sabin | Rsabin@al.com, al, "Behind star power, Alabama’s offense kicks into high gear," 31 Aug. 2019 Dad was the steady pitcher, and, as in all good things, Mom was the umpire. — Richard Brady, National Review, "Valley of the Shadow," 31 Aug. 2019 Exports fell for a ninth straight month in July, while the long-steady jobless rate ticked higher for the first time in two years in the same month. — Eric Lam, Fortune, "Hong Kong Retail Concerns Worsen Amid Steady Protests," 30 Aug. 2019 Essentially a street-legal racecar, the GT2 RS thrives on a steady diet of track days. — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, "Red-carpet rockets: Is 500 hp now theadmission price to supercar club?," 30 Aug. 2019 Experts say the move -- which was a campaign promise made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist BJP party -- could now open the way for a steady demographic change in the country's only Muslim-majority state. — Jennifer Hauser And Bianca Britton, CNN, "Pakistan brought to a standstill for 'Kashmir hour' demonstrations," 30 Aug. 2019 Using a camera stabilization system, Kossakovsky has been able to get steady shots of the schooner’s co-skippers steelily coping with frighteningly relentless monster 30-foot waves. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘Aquarela’ proves how to make an exciting documentary about water," 30 Aug. 2019 The Earth, as a whole, has been losing its forests at a steady rate over the last three decades—from 41.2 million square kilometers in 1990 to 39.9 million square kilometers in 2016, according to the World Bank. — Emily Atkin, The New Republic, "It’s Not Enough to Stop Amazon Deforestation," 29 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Get our daily newsletter Canadians are not giving Mr Trudeau credit for steadying relations with the United States. — The Economist, "Justin Trudeau starts Canada’s election campaign as the underdog," 28 June 2019 Madrigal is the heart and soul of Barbary Lane whose steadying, bohemian, joint-smoking presence provides ballast to the chaotic love lives, both gay and straight, of her young tenants. — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago's Garcia talks inclusivity and 'Tales of the City' revival on Netflix," 13 June 2019 The straps enable cyclists to free up their hands from steadying the bike and instead stable themselves, according to BART. — Eduardo Medina, SFChronicle.com, "BART announces new bike straps coming to all trains; cyclists share thoughts," 16 July 2019 After losing its first wicket with just a single run on the board, captain Kane Williamson helped steady the situation with another half century, while Ross Taylor remained unbeaten on 67 when the rain came down. — James Masters, CNN, "India's World Cup dream on hold after rain halts semifinal clash," 9 July 2019 Photographer: Bloomberg Creative Photos/Bloomberg S&P Global Ratings started a 12-month countdown for Oman to steady its public finances and stop loading up on external debt -- or risk an even deeper descent into junk. — Zainab Fattah, Bloomberg.com, "Once A-Rated at S&P, Oman Now Risks Descending Deeper Into Junk," 21 Apr. 2019 Two straight game wins steadied Lofgren to a 4-1 edge. — Luke Feliciano, Cincinnati.com, "Niraj Komatineni and Wil Lofgren to match up in Cincinnati Met Tennis Finals," 20 July 2019 McIlroy was wayward again off the second tee and dropped another shot with a fluffed chip at the short third before steadying his ship. — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, "Rory McIlroy, David Duval suffer horror holes at The Open," 18 July 2019 This is a player who, in his six seasons with Golden State, had become a steadying presence in the locker room and on the court. — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, "Warriors land D’Angelo Russell in sign-and-trade, send Andre Iguodala to Memphis," 1 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
Massachusetts’ first full-fledged casino, MGM Springfield, saw its revenue hold steady in July, despite Encore’s arrival. — Joshua Miller, BostonGlobe.com, "At Encore Boston Harbor, gamblers are all-in on table games," 15 Aug. 2019 Fed Chairman Jerome Powell followed suit on Wednesday, holding the federal funds rate steady but suggesting that the Fed would be open to cutting rates in the coming months should the current economic outlook fail to improve. — Kathy Orton, Washington Post, "Mortgage rates poised to drop after Federal Reserve announcement," 20 June 2019 The Federal Reserve is holding its benchmark interest rate steady, although policymakers indicate a willingness to loosen the monetary reins if U.S. economic growth sags. — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, "Fed wary of economic clouds, but leaves interest rates unchanged for now," 19 June 2019 Elsewhere China held the yuan roughly steady against the dollar at 6.8212 in its daily fix, which sets a midpoint for currency trading onshore. — Joanne Chiu, WSJ, "Tech Declines Add to Pressure on Emerging Markets," 7 Sep. 2018 The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady at 1.75% Wednesday as weaker global and domestic growth prospects prompted policy makers to express more caution about the pace of future rate increases. — Kim Mackrael, WSJ, "Bank of Canada Holds Key Rate at 1.75%," 6 Mar. 2019 Earlier this month, the bank kept its benchmark interest rate steady at 6.5%, saying that inflation is moving up toward its target while the economy remains sluggish. — Jeffrey T. Lewis, WSJ, "Brazil Central Bank Cuts 2018 GDP Growth Forecast to 1.6% From 2.6%," 28 June 2018 But the refining sector shot back this week, arguing the market is holding steady even as dozens of refineries have been exempted. — James Osborne, Houston Chronicle, "Refiners at odds with agriculture secretary over ethanol demand," 18 May 2018 Among independents and Democrats, support for Trump testifying has held roughly steady compared with previous CNN polling on the topic. — Jennifer Agiesta, CNN, "CNN Poll: Republicans shifting negative on Mueller's investigation," 10 May 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Opening the annual session of China’s legislature on Tuesday, Premier Li Keqiang laid out plans to fend off risks in the economy and keep the nation’s jobless rate steady. — Lingling Wei, WSJ, "China Expects 2019 Economic Growth of 6% to 6.5%," 4 Mar. 2019 The break-even rate refers to the amount of monthly payroll gains needed to keep the jobless rate steady. — Michael S. Derby, WSJ, "Derby’s Take: Ready For 3% Unemployment? Goldman Sachs Says It’s Possible," 14 Nov. 2018 Employers have added more than 200,000 jobs a month this year, well above the level Fed officials think is needed to hold the jobless rate steady. — Nick Timiraos, WSJ, "Jobs Report Keeps Fed’s June Rate Increase on Track," 1 June 2018 The Bank of Canada held its benchmark rate steady last week at 1.25%, and signaled rates could climb soon despite worries over trade uncertainty. — Paul Vieira, WSJ, "Canada Growth at Risk Due to Heightened Trade Anxiety: IMF," 4 June 2018 Fed policy makers held their benchmark short-term interest rate steady in January, in a range between 1.25% and 1.5%, and signaled greater confidence that inflation would rise to their 2% target. — Harriet Torry, WSJ, "Inflation Cooled in February," 13 Mar. 2018 Muguruza double faults on her opening point but steadies and wins the next the four. — Jamie Lisanti, SI.com, "Live updates: Venus Williams takes on Garbine Muguruza in Wimbledon final," 15 July 2017 Officials voted unanimously to hold their benchmark rate steady in a range between 0.75% and 1%, after a two-day policy meeting Wednesday. — Nick Timiraos, WSJ, "Fed Sees Growth Rebounding, Remains on Track for Two More Rate Rises in 2017," 3 May 2017 Officials voted unanimously to hold their benchmark rate steady in a range between 0.75% and 1%, after a two-day policy meeting. — James Hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: 10 storylines to follow as the House votes on health care," 4 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'steady.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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