steadfast

adj

1. steady, direct, fixed, intent, undistracted, unbroken; keen, piercing, penetrating; searching, questioning; rapt, enraptured, engrossed, absorbed; thoughtful, attentive.

2. constant, dedicated, devoted, true, faithful, sure, dependable, reliable, steady, stable, unshaken, undaunted; unflinching, unswerving, unwavering, undeviating, unshrinking, unbending, unfaltering, unhesitating.

3. resolute, resolved, tenacious, inexorable, inflexible, uncompromising, unyielding, intransigent, determined, decided, fixed, settled; persevering, pertinacious, relentless, implacable, indefatigable, obstinate, stubborn, insistent, persistent, tireless, unflagging, unwearied, untiring, unwearying; mettlesome, gritty, plucky, game, spirited, red-blooded, defiant, Inf. spunky.

4. infixed, ingrained, implanted, rooted, deep-rooted, deep-seated, deep-set, well-founded, well-grounded, long-established, well-established, firmly established; durable, of long duration, long-lived, long-lasting, longstanding, remaining, staying, continuing, enduring, lasting, abiding; perpetual, constant, indissoluble; settled, proved, irrefutable, unchangeable, immutable, unalterable.

5. firm, solid, grounded, stable, substantial, secure, fast, Inf. solid as a rock; riveted, moored, anchored, planted, fixed, irremovable, immovable, unmovable; immobile, stationary, static, frozen, stiff, rigid, inflexible, changeless, unchanging.