1
as in steadfast
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
2
as in unhesitating
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unfaltering
His flow is fierce and unfaltering, while the choreography is kinetic and intense.
—
Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
Even before those darker undertones take relentless hold, there’s an unfaltering, genuine honesty to both the handling of the material and the tender, believable performances of her actors, whose actual ages qualify them as bona fide teens, unlike those often cast in mainstream productions.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
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
Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
Even before those darker undertones take relentless hold, there’s an unfaltering, genuine honesty to both the handling of the material and the tender, believable performances of her actors, whose actual ages qualify them as bona fide teens, unlike those often cast in mainstream productions.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
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
-
Despite uncertainty over the ceasefire’s extension into a longer-term deal and the fate of the region, some people returning to southern Lebanon were steadfast in their determination to rebuild their lives there.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
-
Carshon’s Delicatessen, a steadfast cash-only holdout against plastic since 1925, has quietly added credit cards.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
The film doesn’t idealize the president as a man of unhesitating certainties.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
-
But its guiding principle this time is not idealism but realism, with an unhesitating embrace of national interests and increased recourse to power politics.—
Sarang Shidore,
Foreign Affairs,
31 Aug. 2023
Adjective
-
His unfailing commitment to civilian authority gave time for government institutions to sink roots, and established norms that gelled into the professional ethos of our military today.—
Kori Schake,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
-
The young monarch is thought to have spent an hour alone before taking up her duties with the unfailing stoicism that would come to define her historic reign.—
Hope Coke,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
-
Lander was a vocal supporter of Zohran Mamdani’s successful run for mayor of New York City; Mamdani has also backed Ocasio-Cortez’s opposition to Iron Dome funding.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
-
The singer’s first three records were tasteful and unbelievably mature, combining a West End knack for drama with R&B vocal pyrotechnics.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
And so begins Sarah and David’s sometimes hilarious, often irreverent and totally unflinching journey to follow the ups and downs of David’s disease.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
-
For decades, the United States was an unflinching champion for strong digital trade rules.—
Josh Kallmer,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
At least until all hell breaks loose in a kinetic movie that revels in its unrelenting nastiness.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
-
The pace of hyperinflation may seem swift and unrelenting, especially in retrospect, but its warning signs are typically visible long before the crisis reaches its most destructive phase.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
Patients with hemimegalencephaly can suffer from unremitting epilepsy and intellectual disabilities, and often need neurosurgery during infancy.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
-
There seemed to be an element of sadomasochistic play in their relationship, of withholding and succumbing, that contravenes the popular sense of an unremitting dominant-submissive dynamic.—
Daphne Merkin,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
Yet, at the same time, relentless convenience (or being sold the idea of relentless convenience) warps the brain in ways that make nostalgic cravings somewhat inevitable.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
-
Michaels is a comedy producer with a relentless work ethic, a keen eye for talent, and an undiminished faith in what other — increasingly much younger — people find funny.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
17 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unfaltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfaltering. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
