steady

steady is a 6-letter English word with 15 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, verb, adjective, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 9 · 15 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
2. noun. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object.
3. noun. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.
4. transitive verb. To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute.
5. intransitive verb. To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily.
6. noun. a person loved by another person

   Synonyms: sweetheart, sweetie, truelove

7. verb. make steady

   "steady yourself"

   Synonyms: becalm, calm

8. verb. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

   "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"

   Synonyms: brace, stabilise, stabilize

9. adjective. not easily excited or upset

   "steady nerves"

10. adjective. relating to a person who does something regularly

    "a regular customer"

    "a steady drinker"

    Synonyms: regular

11. adjective. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

    "firm convictions"

    "a firm mouth"

    Synonyms: firm, steadfast, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering

12. adjective. securely in position; not shaky

    "held the ladder steady"

13. adjective. not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall

    "stocks are still firm"

    Synonyms: firm, unfluctuating

14. adjective. not subject to change or variation especially in behavior

    "a steady beat"

    "a steady job"

15. adverb. in a steady manner

    "he could still walk steadily"

    Synonyms: steadily

Synonyms

sweetheart, sweetie, truelove, becalm, calm, brace, stabilise, stabilize, regular, firm, steadfast, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering, unfluctuating, steadily

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in steady:

stayed

Common word forms

steadied, steadier, steadies, steadily, steadiest, steadying

Words from these letters

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