Synonyms of the word

firm

• n. (Britain, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
• n. (business, economics) A business enterprise, however organized.
• n. (slang) A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism.
• adj. steadfast, secure, hard (in position).
• adj. fixed (in opinion).
• adj. solid, rigid (material state).
• v. (transitive) To make firm or strong; fix securely.
• v. (transitive) To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
• v. (intransitive) To become firm; stabilise.
• v. (intransitive) To improve after decline.
• v. (intransitive, Australia) To shorten (of betting odds).
• v. (transitive, Britain, slang) To select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so…

business

• n. (countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
• n. (countable) A person's occupation, work, or trade.
• n. (uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
• n. (uncountable) The volume or amount of commercial trade.
• n. (uncountable) One's dealings; patronage.
• n. (uncountable) Private commercial interests taken collectively.
• n. (uncountable) The management of commercial enterprises, or the study of such management.
• n. (countable) A particular situation or activity.
• n. (countable) An objective or a matter needing to be dealt with.
• n. (uncountable) Something involving one personally.
• n. (uncountable, parliamentary procedure) Matters that come before a body for deliberation or action.
• n. (travel, uncountable) Business class, the class of seating provided by airlines between first class and…
• n. (acting) Action carried out with a prop or piece of clothing, usually away from the focus of the scene.
• n. (countable, rare) The collective noun for a group of ferrets.
• n. (uncountable, slang, Britain) Something very good; top quality. (possibly from "the bee's knees").
• n. (slang, uncountable) Excrement, particularly that of a non-human animal.
• adj. Of, to, pertaining to or utilized for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance, advocacy or…
• adj. Professional, businesslike, having concern for good business practice.
• adj. Supporting business, conducive to the conduct of business.

concern

• n. That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone. The adposition before…
• n. The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.
• n. A business, firm or enterprise; a company.
• n. (programming) Any set of information that affects the code of a computer program.
• v. (transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of;…
• v. (transitive) To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest.
• v. (transitive) To make somebody worried.

crisp

• adj. (of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.
• adj. Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.
• adj. Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness.
• adj. (of weather, air etc.) Dry and cold.
• adj. (of movement, action etc.) Quick and accurate.
• adj. (of talk, text, etc.) Brief and to the point.
• adj. (of wine) having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a…
• adj. (obsolete) Lively; sparking; effervescing.
• adj. (dated) Curling in stiff curls or ringlets.
• adj. (obsolete) Curled by the ripple of water.
• adj. (computing theory) Not using fuzzy logic; based on a binary distinction between true and false.
• n. (Britain) A thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack.
• v. (transitive) To make crisp.
• v. (intransitive) To become crisp.
• v. (transitive, dated) To curl; to form into ringlets, for example hair, or the nap of cloth.
• v. (transitive, dated) to interweave, like the branches of trees.
• v. (intransitive, archaic) To undulate or ripple.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple.

crunchy

• adj. Likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten.
• adj. (slang) Having sensibilities of a counter-culture nature lover or hippie; derived from the concept of…

established

• v. simple past tense and past participle of establish.
• adj. Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
• adj. Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.
• adj. (Model, procedure, disease) Explicitly defined, described or recognized as a reference.

faithful

• adj. Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
• adj. Having faith.
• adj. Reliable; worthy of trust.
• adj. Consistent with reality.
• adj. Engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner.
• n. (in the plural) The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.
• n. Someone or something that is faithful or reliable.

fast

• adj. (dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
• adj. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
• adj. (of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now only in set phrases like "fast friend".).
• adj. Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.
• adj. Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
• adj. (computing, of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
• adj. Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).
• adj. (of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or…
• adj. (obsolete) Tenacious; retentive.
• adj. (colloquial) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.
• adj. Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
• adj. (of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.
• adv. In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved.
• adv. (of sleeping) Deeply or soundly.
• adv. Immediately following in place or time; close, very near.
• adv. Quickly, with great speed; within a short time.
• adv. Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
• n. (Britain, rail transport) A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination,…
• interj. (archery) Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target.
• v. (intransitive) To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things,…
• n. The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food.
• n. The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food.

fasten

• v. To attach or connect in a secure manner.
• v. To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.

firmly

• adv. (manner) In a firm or definite or strong manner.
• adv. (manner) Securely.

fixed

• v. simple past tense and past participle of fix.
• adj. Not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same.
• adj. Stationary.
• adj. Attached; affixed.
• adj. Chemically stable.
• adj. Supplied with what one needs.
• adj. (law) Of sound, recorded on a permanent medium.
• adj. (dialectal, informal) Surgically rendered infertile (spayed, neutered or castrated).
• adj. Rigged; fraudulently prearranged.
• adj. (of a problem) Resolved; corrected.

forceful

• adj. With assertive force; powerful.

fresh

• adj. Newly produced or obtained.
• adj. Not cooked, dried, frozen, or spoiled.
• adj. (of plant material) Still green and not dried.
• adj. Refreshing or cool.
• adj. (of water) Without salt; not saline.
• adj. Rested; not tired or fatigued.
• adj. In a raw or untried state; uncultured; unpracticed.
• adj. youthful; florid.
• adv. recently; just recently; most recently.
• n. A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood.
• n. A stream or spring of fresh water.
• n. The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing…
• adj. Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward.
• adj. Sexually aggressive or forward; prone to caress too eagerly; overly flirtatious.

hard

• adj. (of material or fluid) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
• adj. (personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
• adj. Unquestionable.
• adj. (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
• adj. (slang, vulgar, of a male) Sexually aroused.
• adj. (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
• adj. (phonetics, not comparable).
• adj. (art) Having a severe property; presenting a barrier to enjoyment.
• adj. (not comparable) In the form of a hard copy.
• adv. (manner) With much force or effort.
• adv. (manner) With difficulty.
• adv. (obsolete) So as to raise difficulties.
• adv. (manner) Compactly.
• adv. (now archaic) Near, close.
• n. (countable, nautical) A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
• n. (uncountable, drugs, colloquial, slang) crack cocaine.

healthy

• adj. Enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit: well.
• adj. Conducive to health.
• adj. Evincing health.
• adj. (figuratively) Significant, hefty; beneficial.

house

• n. A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
• n. The people who live in a house; a household.
• n. A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word).
• n. A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or…
• n. A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre,…
• n. The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.
• n. (politics) A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a…
• n. A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one.
• n. (figuratively) a place of rest or repose.
• n. A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities.
• n. An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection.
• n. (astrology) One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart.
• n. (chess, now rare) A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.
• n. (curling) The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.
• n. Lotto; bingo.
• n. (uncountable) A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.
• v. (transitive) To keep within a structure or container.
• v. (transitive) To admit to residence; to harbor/harbour.
• v. To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.
• v. (transitive, astrology) To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.
• v. (transitive) To contain or cover mechanical parts.
• v. (obsolete) To drive to a shelter.
• v. (obsolete) To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
• v. (nautical) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.
• n. (music) House music.

immobile

• adj. not mobile, not movable.
• adj. fixed, unable to be moved.

loyal

• adj. Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
• adj. Firm in allegiance to a person or institution.
• adj. Faithful to a person or cause.

resolute

• adj. Firm, unyielding, determined.
• adj. (obsolete) Convinced; satisfied; sure.

secure

• adj. Free from attack or danger; protected.
• adj. Free from the danger of theft; safe.
• adj. Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
• adj. Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
• adj. Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
• adj. Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
• adj. Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly…
• adj. Overconfident; incautious; careless.
• v. To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
• v. To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against…
• v. To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
• v. To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.

settled

• adj. Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of settle.

solid

• adj. An item that can be grabbed, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid or a gas.
• adj. Large, massive.
• adj. Lacking holes or hollows; as solid gold, solid chocolate.
• adj. Strong or unyielding.
• adj. (slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
• adj. Hearty; filling.
• adj. Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
• adj. Sound; not weakly.
• adj. (typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
• adj. (printing, dated) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.
• adj. (US, politics, slang) United; without division; unanimous.
• adj. Of a single color throughout.
• adj. (dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.
• n. (chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need…
• n. (geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
• n. (informal) A favor.
• n. An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
• n. (in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.
• adv. Solidly.
• adv. (not comparable, typography) Without spaces or hyphens.

stable

• n. A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with…
• n. (metonymically) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.
• n. (Scotland) A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.
• n. An organization of sumo wrestlers who live and train together.
• v. (transitive) to put or keep (horse) in a stable.
• v. (rail transport, transitive) to park (a rail vehicle).
• adj. Relatively unchanging, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered,…
• adj. (computing) Of software: established to be relatively free of bugs, as opposed to a beta version.
• adj. (computer science, of a sorting algorithm) That maintains the relative order of items that compare as…

steadfast

• adj. Fixed or unchanging; steady.
• adj. Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.

steadfastly

• adv. In a steadfast manner; firmly; with conviction; resolutely.

steady

• adj. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
• adj. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded…
• adj. Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.
• adj. Regular and even.
• adj. Slow.
• v. To stabilize something; to prevent from shaking.
• n. (informal) A regular customer.

stiff

• adj. (of an object) Rigid, hard to bend, inflexible.
• adj. (figuratively, of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.
• adj. (of a person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
• adj. (colloquial) Harsh, severe.
• adj. (of muscles or parts of the body) Painful as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.
• adj. Potent.
• adj. Dead, deceased.
• adj. (of a penis) Erect.
• adj. (cooking, of whipping cream or egg whites) Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their…
• adj. (mathematics) Of an equation: for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless…
• n. An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a working stiff…
• n. A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
• n. (slang) A cadaver, a dead person.
• n. (US) A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
• n. (blackjack) Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.
• v. To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.
• v. to cheat someone.
• v. to tip ungenerously.

strong

• adj. Capable of producing great physical force.
• adj. Capable of withstanding great physical force.
• adj. (of water, wind, etc.) Having a lot of power.
• adj. Determined; unyielding.
• adj. Highly stimulating to the senses.
• adj. Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
• adj. Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
• adj. (specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
• adj. (grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change…
• adj. (chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
• adj. (military) Not easily subdued or taken.
• adj. (slang, US) Impressive, good.
• adj. Having a specified number of people or units.
• adj. (of a disease or symptom) severe (very bad or intense).
• adj. (mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted…
• adj. (of an argument) Convincing.
• adv. In a strong manner.

tauten

• v. (transitive) To make taut.
• v. (ergative) To become taut.

tighten

• v. (transitive) To make tighter.
• v. (intransitive) To become tighter.
• v. (economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
• v. (economics) To raise short-term interest rates.

truehearted

• adj. Alternative form of true-hearted.

unbendable

• adj. not bendable.

unfaltering

• adj. Without faltering, continuous, steadfast.

unfluctuating

• adj. Not fluctuating.

unshakable

• adj. Not able to be shaken; firm, solid.
• adj. resolute, unfaltering, unwavering.
• adj. (figuratively) Having no errors or loopholes; unassailable.

unwavering

• adj. Never doubted; always steady and on course.

unwaveringly

• adv. (manner) In an unwavering manner.
• adv. (frequency) consistently, staunchly.