UNFALTERING Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

unfaltering

adjective

Definition of unfaltering

as in steadfast

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as in unhesitating

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Recent Examples of unfaltering His flow is fierce and unfaltering, while the choreography is kinetic and intense. — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024 Much of this might have been formulaic in less artful hands, but Kore-eda has an unfaltering lightness of touch, a way of injecting emotional veracity and spontaneity into every moment. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2022 Despite her horror ordeal, spurred on by the unfaltering support from family and friends, brave Dawn is refusing to give up. — Hayley Richardson and Jane Cohen, Fox News, 9 May 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfaltering

Adjective

Meanwhile, waiting in the wings is a man of few words — and initially, few feelings, or so thinks Marianne — the steadfast Colonel Brandon (Herbert Nordrum).

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
The poem continues with more verses about Burns’s steadfast love, but beyond that, nothing really happens.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of steadfast

Adjective

That legacy also lives on through Hugs From Hadley, a nonprofit founded by Doug Hanna to honor their daughter's unhesitating love for people.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 3 July 2026
The film doesn’t idealize the president as a man of unhesitating certainties.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025

Definition of unhesitating

Adjective

Everything is infused with melancholy, the unfailing indicator of the fundamental rift between humans and their natural environment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Their reach was owed not just to the nine-member unit’s technical excellence and versatility but also their endless supply of positivity, of psychedelic Black power characterized by its leader’s unfailing belief in a beautiful tomorrow.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 June 2026

Definition of unfailing

Adjective

During a June 11 meeting where the commission reluctantly agreed to put the question on the ballot after a judge ordered them to do so, Gabela was one of the most vocal opponents of the deal, the terms of which date back to 2016 and 2017.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
As the song unfolds, the drums, lead vocal, background vocals, chord movement and production all play a role in carrying and reshaping it, allowing the sections to feel distinctly different while still remaining tightly connected.

— David Penn, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of vocal

Adjective

Like Leavitt, Zacharia lacked the traditional political, policy, or journalistic background for the role, but her willingness to express unflinching support for the president’s policies won her his support.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026
The record offered an unflinching look at her struggles with substance abuse and heartache.

— Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of unflinching

Adjective

From there, Capra went to Sennett, in whose domain the pressure to provide a stream of funny business, on tap, was unrelenting.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Amid unusual heat and unrelenting winds, hundreds of firefighters worked to contain several small, but destructive fires that ignited across Southern California.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of unrelenting

Adjective

Lately, though, the push notifications alerting me to the recall du jour have taken on an unremitting, nagging tone.

— Greg Mania, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026
In this age of unremitting test screenings and CinemaScore, downer endings typically score lower, so Abrams appreciates that Cregger and Sony weren’t afraid to figuratively twist the knife in the audience.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of unremitting

Adjective

The classic free-radical theory of aging, first proposed in the 1950s, held that aging itself resulted from the relentless buildup of ROS in our cells, decade after decade, and the wear and tear this caused.

— Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Since 2017, Dulgarian has grown TAGABOW from its placid, solo origins into one of the decade’s most influential and inventive shoegaze bands; the proof is in Lotto, their bold and relentless breakout LP from last year.

— Abby Jones, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of relentless

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