STEADFASTLY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

steadfastly

adverb

Definition of steadfastly

as in continuously

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Recent Examples of steadfastly The firm’s bestsellers, however, have remained steadfastly the same. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 The challenge itself is the one place that Survivor steadfastly refuses to innovate. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026 So are his bandmates, who have steadfastly supported his solo work even when their own label was lukewarm on it. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026 Jay Baruchel plays Carter, with Laurence Leboeuf as his steadfastly loving wife, Gloria. — Carole Horst, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026 King steadfastly defended the district at the June hearing, responding to multiple committee questions by stating that CPS’ guidelines comply with Illinois law and highlighting its commitment to equity. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 But the Writers Guild of America and Teamsters have steadfastly opposed the merger, warning about its potential impact on working writers and film crews. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Save for a heat wave earlier this month, that marine layer has stayed steadfastly thick. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 Brown-Forman, best known as the makers of Jack Daniel’s and Old Forester, had steadfastly refused other takeover efforts in years past, according to people close with the family. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 July 2026

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Some Google Home Speaker owners are currently experiencing an issue in which hundreds of gigabytes of data are being continuously downloaded to their device in the background.

— Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026
Real Work Begins After The Patient Goes Home A connected device can continuously transmit blood pressure, oxygen saturation, heart rate or glucose readings without requiring the patient to return to the hospital.

— Ayush Jain, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of continuously

Adverb

Martin envisions new housing projects along with restaurants as a part of reviving Main, where blight and neglect were steadily gaining ground until former Mayor Mike Walsh began a revitalization drive.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
If the new optics and iris system live up to their contrast claims, the Horizon 30 could further narrow the gap between a convenient living room projector and a serious home cinema setup, and that’s a gap XGIMI has been steadily chipping away at.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of steadily

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Police said that Traffic Homicide Detectives also responded to the scene and continue to actively investigate the incident.

— Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Or maybe Kosmos 2612 was actively interfering with ICEYE-X36 in some way — messing with its sensors, perhaps, or blocking or intercepting its communications with the ground.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of actively

Adverb

The president has continued to vigorously back Paxton throughout the general election, making several trips to Texas to campaign for him.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
His critics interpreted it as endorsing the massacre of Israeli civilians, though Abu Shehadeh and others vigorously denied that claim.

— Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of vigorously

Adverb

The hotels in Canada’s biggest city tend to skew either unremittingly corporate or standard bohemian-chic.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
And hammering a prime spawning flat unremittingly will just as surely scatter the fish to find their springtime bliss elsewhere.

— John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026

Definition of unremittingly

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Karen was a brilliant trader, known to pretty much everyone in the business as unrelentingly tough and rigorous.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
And while most of the film is unrelentingly grim, its few stabs at dark humor — most notably the punchlines about the grandmother’s faulty memory — didn’t garner a chuckle from me.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026

Definition of unrelentingly

Adverb

Finn — whose gaze is wearily abstracted in one moment, zealously blind the next — is building up a first-rate catalogue of women well past the verge.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
In that span, the prevailing public narrative about Simmons shifted radically — from a guy zealously dedicated to rehabbing and the game itself to questions about his desire and dedication.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

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