unfaltering

adjective

Definition of unfalteringnext
1
as in steadfast

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2
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
  1. steadfast
  2. unhesitating
  3. unfailing
  4. vocal
  5. unflinching
  6. unrelenting
  7. unremitting
  8. relentless
Adjective
  • Miller has remained steadfast in his commitment to stay in the race despite GOP calls for the second-term congressman to step down, as well as a House Ethics Committee investigation.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That interloper was Shadow, who became Jackie's steadfast mate right up until her hospitalization last month.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 Aug. 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
  • Brown chronicled her experience with cancer in several articles for PEOPLE and became a vocal advocate for fellow cancer patients.
    — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • People who ride bikes are a small but very vocal minority who seem to have city government wrapped around their fingers.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of vocal
Adjective
  • Tobe Hooper’s original film is arguably the best artistic achievement that the genre has ever seen, boasting an unflinching portrayal of brutality that holds up to this day.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Like many great works of American literature, the book is an unflinching portrait of a seemingly happy family held together by hubris and fear of change.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
Definition of unflinching
Adjective
  • Early in his career, Howell served under a commander whose expectations were unrelenting.
    — Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This is the type of album that happens after the stadiums have been filled across the world, the crown has been won, and all that is left is unrelenting honesty.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of unrelenting
Adjective
  • Their unremitting appeal lies in their ability to make fashion feel deeply individual—all the more remarkable given their status as both designers and public figures.
    — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 12 June 2026
  • The source material is occasionally witty and obsessive, but also carries a tone of unremitting nastiness.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Definition of unremitting
Adjective
  • The Cubs have been relentless against lefties this season, and that pressure continued Wednesday with lefty Jackson Kent, a Lake Park graduate from Hanover Park, making his major-league debut for the Nationals.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The brutal nausea and vomiting of norovirus, for instance, subsides in one to three days; even the relentless diarrhea of cyclosporiasis can let up in a couple of days with an antibiotic.
    — Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of relentless

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“Unfaltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfaltering. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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