STEADFASTLY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

steadfastly

adverb

Definition of steadfastly

as in continuously

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Recent Examples of steadfastly 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 Peterson, now 53, has spent half his life behind bars and has steadfastly maintained his innocence. — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 But the state has steadfastly rejected mandatory measures to reduce nitrate-laden farm runoff. — Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026 Bunch agreed to that review, while steadfastly maintaining the museum network’s independence. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026 Because so many voters misunderstand how the system works and steadfastly refuse to accept the changes needed to fix it. — Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026 Unfortunately, if someone steadfastly refuses to engage, there is no magic wand that will make them. — Deborah Mower, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 The county has steadfastly avoided taking a position on the district attorney’s freeze request, determined not to blow up a settlement that officials want over and done with. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 But back the duo steadfastly returned to battle. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 June 2026

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Organizations create long-term resilience by connecting hiring, learning, leadership development, internal mobility and knowledge sharing into a system that continuously creates, renews and retains organizational capability.

— Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Built to autonomously monitor industrial sites, campuses, and other large facilities, the robot navigates preset routes while balancing on a single wide wheel and continuously scanning its surroundings.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Definition of continuously

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Chinese shipyards are capable of producing large warships far more quickly than most of their international counterparts, enabling the People’s Liberation Army Navy to steadily increase both its operational strength and global reach.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
And even the rain that steadily fell through the day and evening couldn’t dampen that feeling.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of steadily

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The New York Yankees, currently in a heated AL East pennant race, are actively seeking to upgrade their roster at third base, shortstop, and catcher.

— Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
That is, people (including children) who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for purposes of bag limits.

— Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of actively

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Lederberg and other exobiologists sought funding and support for exobiological research and advocated vigorously for spacecraft sterilization.

— Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 30 July 2026
Congressman Miller will continue to vigorously defend his reputation against false and reckless allegations designed to inflame public opinion rather than reflect reality.

— Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 29 July 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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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
An enemy that was hit hard but remains unrelentingly hostile and is now reaping unexpected strategic gains.

— Daniel B. Shapiro, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026

Definition of unrelentingly

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Lawyers do not merely promise to represent clients zealously.

— Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Blanche has reportedly been involved in overseeing the Schiff investigation and butted heads with former Justice official Ed Martin, who had zealously investigated Schiff before being removed.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026

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