Exact Match:
- firm
- the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"
- strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"
- unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends"
- not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground"
- possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue; "firm muscles"
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
- not subject to revision or change; "a firm contract"; "a firm offer"
- not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm"
- (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling; "his voice was firm and confident"; "a firm step"
- with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm"
Synonyms:
- Aktiengesellschaft,
- CIA,
- Central Intelligence Agency,
- Christian,
- abiding,
- accepted,
- adamant,
- adamantine,
- agency,
- airtight,
- aktiebolag,
- anchored,
- anneal,
- approved,
- at a standstill,
- atelier,
- authentic,
- authoritative,
- balance,
- balanced,
- ballast,
- barbershop,
- beauty parlor,
- beauty shop,
- bench,
- body corporate,
- bonded,
- bristling,
- bulky,
- business,
- business establishment,
- butcher shop,
- calcify,
- calculable,
- callous,
- canonical,
- cartel,
- case harden,
- cast-iron,
- cemented,
- certain,
- chamber of commerce,
- changeless,
- close,
- close-knit,
- close-textured,
- close-woven,
- combine,
- commercial enterprise,
- compact,
- compacted,
- compagnie,
- company,
- compressed,
- concentrated,
- concern,
- concrete,
- condensed,
- congested,
- conglomerate,
- conglomerate corporation,
- consistent,
- consolidate,
- consolidated,
- consolidating company,
- consortium,
- constant,
- continuing,
- conventional,
- cool,
- copartnership,
- cornify,
- corporate body,
- corporation,
- correct,
- counterbalance,
- crammed,
- crammed full,
- crawling,
- crowded,
- customary,
- decided,
- decisive,
- definite,
- dense,
- dependable,
- desk,
- determine,
- determined,
- devoted,
- diversified corporation,
- dogged,
- dour,
- durable,
- dustproof,
- dusttight,
- enduring,
- enterprise,
- establish,
- established,
- establishment,
- evangelical,
- exact,
- explicit,
- facility,
- fail-safe,
- faithful,
- faithworthy,
- fast,
- fastened,
- fiducial,
- firm as Gibraltar,
- firm up,
- firmly,
- fixed,
- fixedly,
- flat,
- flinty,
- fossilize,
- freeze,
- frozen,
- full,
- fundamentalist,
- gasproof,
- gastight,
- glued,
- gluey,
- going,
- grim,
- guaranteed,
- hard,
- hard-core,
- harden,
- harmless,
- heavy,
- hermetic,
- hermetically sealed,
- hidebound,
- hold,
- holding company,
- house,
- immobile,
- immobilize,
- immotile,
- immotive,
- immovable,
- immutable,
- impenetrable,
- impermeable,
- imperturbable,
- implacable,
- impliable,
- in equilibrium,
- indurate,
- industry,
- inelastic,
- inexorable,
- inflexible,
- infrangible,
- installation,
- institution,
- intact,
- intransigent,
- invincible,
- inviolate,
- invulnerable,
- iron,
- ironbound,
- ironclad,
- ironhanded,
- irreconcilable,
- irremovable,
- jam-packed,
- jammed,
- joint-stock association,
- joint-stock company,
- keep,
- lapidify,
- lasting,
- lightproof,
- lighttight,
- literal,
- lithify,
- loft,
- loyal,
- made of iron,
- marble-constant,
- massive,
- moored,
- muscle-bound,
- nail down,
- never-failing,
- nonporous,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- of the faith,
- oilproof,
- oiltight,
- operating company,
- organization,
- orthodox,
- orthodoxical,
- ossify,
- outfit,
- packed,
- parlor,
- partnership,
- pat,
- permanent,
- perpetual,
- persistent,
- petrify,
- pin down,
- plunderbund,
- pokerlike,
- pool,
- populous,
- positive,
- predictable,
- prevailing,
- procrustean,
- proper,
- proprietorship,
- public utility,
- purist,
- puristic,
- puritan,
- puritanic,
- quiescent,
- rainproof,
- raintight,
- ramrodlike,
- received,
- relentless,
- reliable,
- remaining,
- renitent,
- resolute,
- resolve,
- resolved,
- retain,
- right,
- rigid,
- rigorist,
- rigoristic,
- rigorous,
- riskless,
- rock-ribbed,
- rockbound,
- rodlike,
- rugged,
- scriptural,
- sealed,
- secure,
- serried,
- set,
- set on,
- set up,
- set upon,
- settle down,
- settled,
- shop,
- shut fast,
- smokeproof,
- smoketight,
- snug,
- solid,
- solidify,
- solidly,
- sot,
- sound,
- specific,
- stabilitate,
- stabilize,
- stable,
- standard,
- standpat,
- starched,
- starchy,
- stated,
- static,
- stationary,
- staunch,
- staying,
- steadfast,
- steadfastly,
- steady,
- steel,
- steely,
- stern,
- stick,
- stiff,
- stiff as buckram,
- stipulated,
- stock company,
- stormproof,
- stormtight,
- stout,
- straightlaced,
- straitlaced,
- strict,
- strong,
- stubborn,
- stuck,
- studio,
- sturdy,
- substantial,
- sure,
- surefire,
- sustained,
- swarming,
- sweatshop,
- syndicate,
- taped,
- taut,
- teeming,
- temper,
- tenacious,
- tense,
- textual,
- thick,
- thick-growing,
- thickset,
- tight,
- tightly,
- torpid,
- tough,
- toughen,
- trade association,
- traditional,
- traditionalistic,
- transfix,
- true,
- true-blue,
- trust,
- trustworthy,
- trusty,
- unaffected,
- unalterable,
- unaltered,
- unbending,
- unbreakable,
- unchangeable,
- unchanged,
- unchanging,
- unchecked,
- uncompromising,
- undangerous,
- undeflectable,
- undestroyed,
- undeviating,
- unfading,
- unfailing,
- unfaltering,
- unflappable,
- unflinching,
- ungiving,
- unhazardous,
- unmovable,
- unmoved,
- unmoving,
- unperilous,
- unprecarious,
- unqualified,
- unrelaxed,
- unrelenting,
- unrisky,
- unshakable,
- unshakeable,
- unshaken,
- unshifting,
- unswerving,
- unvaried,
- unvarying,
- unwavering,
- unyielding,
- utility,
- virgate,
- viscid,
- viscose,
- viscous,
- vitrify,
- warranteed,
- water-repellant,
- waterproof,
- watertight,
- wedged,
- well-balanced,
- well-built,
- well-constructed,
- well-founded,
- well-grounded,
- well-made,
- windproof,
- windtight,
- without nerves,
- work site,
- work space,
- workbench,
- workhouse,
- working space,
- workplace,
- workroom,
- workshop,
- worktable
Related Words:
- immobilize
collapse - cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
- convert (assets) into fixed capital
- make defenseless
- hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital related words >
- fiducial
collapse
- based on trust
- used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement; "a fiducial point" related words >
- infrangible
collapse
- difficult or impossible to break or separate into parts; "an infrangible series" related words >
- chip-proof,
- coherent,
- cohesive,
- firm,
- firm as Gibraltar,
- fractureproof,
- impartible,
- indiscerptible,
- indissoluble,
- indissolvable,
- indivisible,
- infusible,
- inseparable,
- insoluble,
- made of iron,
- nonbreakable,
- rigid,
- shatterproof,
- solid,
- sound,
- stable,
- staunch,
- stout,
- sturdy,
- unbreakable,
- undividable,
- unified,
- unshatterable
- imperturbable
collapse
- not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis" related words >
- balanced,
- bovine,
- collected,
- complacent,
- composed,
- cool,
- dispassionate,
- dull,
- even-tempered,
- fast,
- fiducial,
- firm,
- firm as Gibraltar,
- impassive,
- in equilibrium,
- inexcitable,
- inirritable,
- nonchalant,
- patient,
- predictable,
- reliable,
- secure,
- self-satisfied,
- smug,
- solid,
- sound,
- stable,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- stoic,
- stolid,
- substantial,
- unaffected,
- undisturbable,
- unflappable,
- unflinching,
- unirritable,
- unmoved,
- unnervous,
- unpassionate,
- unshakable,
- untouched,
- unwavering,
- well-balanced,
- without nerves
- balk,
- be a sideliner,
- be still,
- be unflappable,
- coast,
- delay,
- die hard,
- do nothing,
- drift,
- get home free,
- hang fire,
- hibernate,
- hold fast,
- hold out,
- hold up,
- idle,
- lie dormant,
- not stir,
- persevere,
- remain firm,
- rest,
- ride it out,
- sit back,
- sit it out,
- stagnate,
- stand fast,
- stand firm,
- stand out,
- stand pat,
- stay put,
- stick it out,
- stickle,
- take no denial,
- vegetate,
- wait and see,
- watch and wait,
- weather,
- weather the storm
- arm,
- armor,
- armor-plate,
- bank,
- barricade,
- battle,
- blockade,
- bulwark,
- castellate,
- crenellate,
- embattle,
- entrench,
- fence,
- fortify,
- garrison,
- hang in,
- hang in there,
- hang tough,
- hold fast,
- hold out,
- man,
- man the garrison,
- mine,
- palisade,
- remain firm,
- stand fast,
- stand firm,
- stand no nonsense,
- stand the gaff,
- stick,
- stick fast,
- take what comes,
- wall
- ballast
collapse
- any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
- an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps
- an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings
- coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
- make steady with a ballast related words >
- balance,
- break bulk,
- break out ballast,
- clear for action,
- clear the decks,
- consideration,
- counterbalance,
- counterpoise,
- counterweight,
- equipoise,
- equivalent,
- firm,
- firm up,
- freeze,
- give-and-take,
- hold,
- immobilize,
- keep,
- lead,
- makeweight,
- nail down,
- offset,
- pin down,
- poise,
- quid pro quo,
- retain,
- sandbag,
- setoff,
- shift ballast,
- shoot ballast,
- something of value,
- stabilitate,
- stabilize,
- steady,
- stick,
- tit for tat,
- transfix,
- trim,
- trim ship,
- trim up,
- weigh down,
- weight,
- weight down,
- wing out ballast
- balanced,
- bovine,
- collected,
- composed,
- constant,
- cool,
- dispassionate,
- dull,
- easy,
- even-tempered,
- fast,
- fiducial,
- firm,
- firm as Gibraltar,
- fixed,
- flinty,
- immovable,
- impassive,
- imperturbable,
- in equilibrium,
- inexcitable,
- inflexible,
- inirritable,
- loyal,
- nonchalant,
- patient,
- predictable,
- relaxed,
- reliable,
- secure,
- set,
- settled,
- solid,
- sot,
- sound,
- stable,
- staunch,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- steely,
- stoic,
- stolid,
- substantial,
- true,
- unbending,
- undeflectable,
- undisturbable,
- unflinching,
- unirritable,
- unnervous,
- unpassionate,
- unruffled,
- unshakable,
- unshaken,
- unswerving,
- unwavering,
- unyielding,
- well-balanced,
- without nerves
- predictable
collapse
- capable of being foretold related words >
- anticipatable,
- anticipated,
- apt,
- balanced,
- calculable,
- cool,
- dependable,
- divinable,
- expected,
- fair,
- faithful,
- faithworthy,
- fast,
- fiducial,
- firm,
- firm as Gibraltar,
- foreknowable,
- foreseeable,
- foreseen,
- foretellable,
- hopeful,
- imperturbable,
- improbable,
- in equilibrium,
- in the cards,
- invincible,
- liable,
- likely,
- odds-on,
- precognizable,
- predictable within limits,
- presumable,
- presumptive,
- probable,
- promising,
- reliable,
- secure,
- solid,
- sound,
- stable,
- statistically probable,
- staunch,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- substantial,
- sure,
- surefire,
- trustworthy,
- trusty,
- unfailing,
- unflappable,
- unflinching,
- unshakable,
- unwavering,
- verisimilar,
- well-balanced,
- well-founded,
- well-grounded,
- without nerves
- well-balanced
collapse
- in an optimal state of balance or equilibrium; "a well-balanced wheel" related words >
- assured,
- balanced,
- coequal,
- collected,
- commonsense,
- composed,
- confident,
- cool,
- coolheaded,
- coordinate,
- equal,
- equanimous,
- equilateral,
- equilibrious,
- eurythmic,
- even,
- fast,
- fiducial,
- finished,
- firm,
- firm as Gibraltar,
- harmonious,
- imperturbable,
- in equilibrium,
- levelheaded,
- logical,
- philosophical,
- poised,
- practical,
- pragmatic,
- predictable,
- proportioned,
- rational,
- reasonable,
- recollected,
- regular,
- reliable,
- sane,
- secure,
- self-assured,
- self-confident,
- self-controlled,
- self-possessed,
- self-restrained,
- sensible,
- sober,
- sober-minded,
- solid,
- sound,
- stable,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- substantial,
- symmetric,
- together,
- unflappable,
- unflinching,
- uniform,
- unshakable,
- unwavering,
- well-set,
- well-set-up,
- without nerves
- stand pat
collapse
- refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief related words >
- ante,
- ante up,
- back,
- balk,
- be conservative,
- be unflappable,
- bet,
- bet on,
- call,
- cover,
- die hard,
- do nothing,
- fade,
- gamble,
- get home free,
- hazard,
- hold fast,
- hold out,
- hold up,
- lay,
- lay a wager,
- lay down,
- leave alone,
- let alone,
- let be,
- make a bet,
- meet a bet,
- not budge,
- oppose change,
- parlay,
- pass,
- persevere,
- play against,
- plunge,
- punt,
- remain firm,
- ride it out,
- see,
- stake,
- stand fast,
- stand firm,
- stand out,
- stand still,
- stay put,
- stick it out,
- stickle,
- take no denial,
- wager,
- weather,
- weather the storm
- nail down
collapse
- succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard" related words >
- afford proof of,
- ascertain,
- assure,
- balance,
- ballast,
- bring home to,
- certify,
- cinch,
- clear up,
- clinch,
- counterbalance,
- decide,
- demonstrate,
- determine,
- dismiss all doubt,
- ensure,
- establish,
- find out,
- firm,
- firm up,
- fix,
- follow,
- follow from,
- freeze,
- get at,
- have a case,
- hold,
- hold good,
- hold water,
- immobilize,
- insure,
- keep,
- make certain,
- make good,
- make no doubt,
- make no mistake,
- make out,
- make sure,
- make sure of,
- pin down,
- prove,
- prove to be,
- prove true,
- reassure,
- remove all doubt,
- retain,
- see that,
- see to it,
- set at rest,
- settle,
- settle the matter,
- show,
- sort out,
- stabilitate,
- stabilize,
- steady,
- stick,
- transfix
- stabilize
collapse
- make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices"
- become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized" related words >
- appease,
- assimilate to,
- balance,
- ballast,
- calm,
- calm down,
- compose,
- cool,
- counterbalance,
- counterpoise,
- cradle,
- damp,
- dulcify,
- ease,
- equalize,
- equilibrize,
- equipoise,
- even,
- even out,
- firm,
- firm up,
- fix,
- flatten,
- freeze,
- gentle,
- harmonize,
- hold,
- homogenize,
- hush,
- immobilize,
- keep,
- level,
- lull,
- make uniform,
- mollify,
- nail down,
- normalize,
- pacify,
- pin down,
- poise,
- pour balm into,
- prop,
- quell,
- quiet,
- regularize,
- regulate,
- rest,
- retain,
- rock,
- rock to sleep,
- secure,
- set,
- settle,
- smooth,
- smooth down,
- smooth over,
- smoothen,
- soothe,
- stabilitate,
- standardize,
- steady,
- stereotype,
- stick,
- still,
- subdue,
- support,
- sustain,
- symmetrize,
- tranquilize,
- transfix,
- uniformize
- abide,
- be still,
- be unflappable,
- coast,
- die hard,
- dig in,
- freeze,
- get home free,
- hang in,
- hang in there,
- hang tough,
- hold fast,
- hold out,
- hold up,
- keep quiet,
- lie still,
- mark time,
- never say die,
- not back down,
- not breathe,
- not budge,
- not give up,
- not stir,
- not submit,
- remain,
- remain firm,
- remain motionless,
- repose,
- rest,
- ride it out,
- stand,
- stand firm,
- stand no nonsense,
- stand pat,
- stand still,
- stand the gaff,
- stay,
- stay it out,
- stay put,
- stick,
- stick fast,
- stick it out,
- take what comes,
- tarry,
- tread water,
- weather,
- weather the storm
- be safe,
- be unflappable,
- beat the game,
- beat the system,
- bounce back,
- come around,
- come back,
- come round,
- come through,
- come to,
- come up fighting,
- come up smiling,
- get about,
- get home free,
- get over,
- get well,
- hold fast,
- hold out,
- hold up,
- keep safe,
- live through,
- make a comeback,
- make heavy weather,
- not budge,
- outride,
- persevere,
- pull round,
- pull through,
- rally,
- recover,
- remain firm,
- revive,
- ride,
- ride it out,
- ride out,
- stand fast,
- stand firm,
- stand pat,
- stay put,
- stick it out,
- survive,
- tide over,
- triumph,
- weather,
- weather out,
- win out,
- win through
- be unflappable,
- bear up,
- come up fighting,
- die hard,
- get along,
- get home free,
- get on,
- go on,
- go on with,
- hang in,
- hang in there,
- hang on,
- hang tough,
- hold fast,
- hold on,
- hold out,
- hold up,
- keep at it,
- keep up,
- live through it,
- live with it,
- make out,
- manage,
- never say die,
- not back down,
- not budge,
- not flag,
- not give up,
- not submit,
- not weaken,
- persevere,
- persist,
- remain firm,
- ride it out,
- see it out,
- see it through,
- stand fast,
- stand firm,
- stand pat,
- stand up,
- stay it out,
- stay put,
- stay the distance,
- stay with it,
- stick,
- stick fast,
- stick it,
- stick out,
- stick to it,
- stick with it,
- survive,
- sweat it out,
- take it,
- take what comes,
- tough it out,
- weather,
- weather the storm
- transfix
collapse
- pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" related words >
- auger,
- balance,
- ballast,
- bayonet,
- bewitch,
- bite,
- bore,
- broach,
- counterbalance,
- countersink,
- dagger,
- dirk,
- drill,
- electrify,
- empierce,
- enchant,
- engross,
- enrapture,
- ensorcel,
- fascinate,
- firm,
- firm up,
- fix,
- freeze,
- galvanize,
- gore,
- gouge,
- gouge out,
- hold,
- hole,
- honeycomb,
- hypnotize,
- immobilize,
- impale,
- keep,
- knife,
- lance,
- mesmerize,
- nail,
- nail down,
- needle,
- penetrate,
- perforate,
- pierce,
- pin,
- pin down,
- pink,
- plunge in,
- poniard,
- prick,
- punch,
- puncture,
- ream,
- ream out,
- retain,
- riddle,
- rivet,
- run through,
- saber,
- skewer,
- spear,
- spike,
- spit,
- stab,
- stabilitate,
- stabilize,
- steady,
- stick,
- stiletto,
- stun,
- sword,
- tap,
- transpierce,
- trepan,
- trephine
- abide,
- abide with,
- bear,
- bear up,
- bear with,
- bide,
- brave,
- brook,
- come up fighting,
- dig in,
- endure,
- get along,
- get on,
- go on,
- go on with,
- hang in there,
- hang on,
- hang tough,
- hold fast,
- hold on,
- hold out,
- hold up,
- keep at it,
- keep up,
- live through it,
- live with it,
- lump,
- lump it,
- make out,
- manage,
- never say die,
- not flag,
- not give up,
- not weaken,
- persevere,
- persist,
- put up with,
- remain firm,
- see it out,
- see it through,
- stand,
- stand fast,
- stand firm,
- stand for,
- stand no nonsense,
- stand the gaff,
- stand up,
- stay it out,
- stay the distance,
- stay with it,
- stick,
- stick fast,
- stick it,
- stick it out,
- stick out,
- stick to it,
- stick with it,
- suffer,
- support,
- survive,
- sustain,
- sweat it out,
- take it,
- take up with,
- take what comes,
- tolerate,
- tough it out
- abide,
- adhere,
- agglomerate,
- be still,
- be unflappable,
- bunch,
- clasp,
- cleave,
- clinch,
- cling,
- cling to,
- clot,
- cluster,
- coagulate,
- coast,
- cohere,
- congeal,
- conglomerate,
- embrace,
- freeze,
- freeze to,
- get home free,
- grasp,
- grow together,
- hang on,
- hang together,
- hold,
- hold fast,
- hold on,
- hold out,
- hold together,
- hold up,
- hug,
- keep quiet,
- lie still,
- mark time,
- mass,
- not breathe,
- not budge,
- not stir,
- persist,
- remain,
- remain firm,
- remain motionless,
- repose,
- rest,
- ride it out,
- set,
- solidify,
- stand,
- stand fast,
- stand firm,
- stand pat,
- stand still,
- stay,
- stick,
- stick fast,
- stick it out,
- stick together,
- take hold of,
- tarry,
- tread water,
- weather,
- weather the storm
- pin down
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- define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
- attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture" related words >
- allocate,
- anchor,
- assign,
- balance,
- ballast,
- bind,
- bridle,
- chain,
- collocate,
- counterbalance,
- denominate,
- deploy,
- designate,
- determine,
- dispose,
- emplace,
- enchain,
- entrammel,
- fasten,
- fetter,
- firm,
- firm up,
- fix,
- freeze,
- get a fix,
- gyve,
- hamper,
- handcuff,
- hobble,
- hog-tie,
- hold,
- home in on,
- hopple,
- immobilize,
- indicate,
- install,
- keep,
- lash,
- leash,
- localize,
- locate,
- make fast,
- manacle,
- mark,
- mention,
- moor,
- nail down,
- name,
- navigate,
- peg down,
- pick out,
- picket,
- pinion,
- pinpoint,
- place,
- point out,
- position,
- put in irons,
- put in place,
- restrain,
- retain,
- rope,
- secure,
- select,
- set,
- shackle,
- signify,
- situate,
- specialize,
- specify,
- spot,
- stabilitate,
- stabilize,
- state,
- steady,
- stick,
- stipulate,
- straitjacket,
- strap,
- tether,
- tie,
- tie down,
- tie up,
- trammel,
- transfix,
- triangulate,
- zero in on
- irremovable
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- incapable of being removed or away or dismiss; "irremovable boulders"; "irremovable obstacles" related words >
- retain
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- keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"
- secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
- allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"
- hold within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time" related words >
- absorb,
- balance,
- ballast,
- bear in mind,
- bespeak,
- book,
- bottle up,
- brief,
- brood over,
- cherish,
- cite,
- commission,
- conserve,
- contain,
- cork up,
- counterbalance,
- detain,
- dwell on,
- dwell upon,
- employ,
- engage,
- enjoy,
- extend,
- fan the embers,
- firm,
- firm up,
- freeze,
- hang on to,
- have in mind,
- hire,
- hold,
- hold back,
- hold in,
- hold in mind,
- hold on to,
- husband,
- immobilize,
- inhibit,
- keep,
- keep alive,
- keep back,
- keep by one,
- keep going,
- keep in,
- keep in memory,
- keep in mind,
- keep in reserve,
- keep in store,
- keep in view,
- keep on hand,
- keep out,
- keep up,
- lay by,
- lengthen,
- lock in,
- maintain,
- memorize,
- mind,
- nail down,
- own,
- perpetuate,
- pin down,
- possess,
- preengage,
- preserve,
- prolong,
- protract,
- put apart,
- put aside,
- put by,
- recall,
- recollect,
- recruit,
- remember,
- remind,
- reminisce,
- repress,
- reserve,
- retrospect,
- revive,
- save,
- save up,
- set apart,
- set aside,
- set by,
- sign on,
- sign up,
- sign up for,
- soak up,
- stabilitate,
- stabilize,
- steady,
- stick,
- suppress,
- sustain,
- take into employment,
- take on,
- transfix,
- treasure,
- withhold
- sturdy
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- substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal" related words >
- adamantine,
- athletic,
- beefy,
- bouncing,
- brawny,
- bulky,
- burly,
- dense,
- determined,
- doughty,
- durable,
- enduring,
- firm,
- firm as Gibraltar,
- flush,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- forcy,
- full-blooded,
- full-strength,
- gutsy,
- gutty,
- hale,
- hale and hearty,
- hard,
- hard as nails,
- hardy,
- hearty,
- heavy,
- hefty,
- husky,
- indomitable,
- infrangible,
- iron-hard,
- lasting,
- lusty,
- made of iron,
- massive,
- mighty,
- muscular,
- nervy,
- obstinate,
- potent,
- powerful,
- puissant,
- red-blooded,
- resolute,
- rigid,
- robust,
- robustious,
- robustuous,
- rude,
- rugged,
- solid,
- sound,
- stable,
- stalwart,
- staunch,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- steely,
- stout,
- strapping,
- strong,
- strong as brandy,
- strong as strong,
- strong-willed,
- substantial,
- tenacious,
- tough,
- unbreakable,
- uncompromising,
- unfaltering,
- unswerving,
- unwavering,
- unyielding,
- vigorous,
- vital,
- well-built,
- well-constructed,
- well-founded,
- well-grounded,
- well-made
- ossify
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- become bony; "The tissue ossified"
- cause to become hard and bony; "The disease ossified the tissue" related words >
- assertive
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- confidently aggressive; "too assertive as a salesman"; "his self-assertive and unflagging energy"
- inclined to bold and confident assertion; aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act" related words >
- unrelaxed
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- nor relaxed; "his life was drawing to a close in baffled zeal and unrelaxed strain"- U.B.Phillips related words >
- adamant,
- adamantine,
- at a standstill,
- closed to,
- firm,
- frozen,
- immobile,
- immotile,
- immotive,
- immovable,
- impersuadable,
- impersuasible,
- impervious,
- inflexible,
- irremovable,
- obstinate,
- pat,
- rigid,
- standpat,
- stationary,
- unamenable,
- unimpressionable,
- uninfluenceable,
- unmoving,
- unpersuadable,
- unpliable,
- unreceptive,
- unresponsive,
- unsuggestible,
- unsusceptible,
- unswayable,
- unyielding
- uncrystallized
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- not finally or definitely formed; "uncrystallized ideas" related words >
- weather
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- the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"
- change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut"
- sail to the windward of
- cause to slope
- face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements" related words >
- ablate,
- abrade,
- be safe,
- be unflappable,
- beat the game,
- beat the system,
- bring to,
- calm weather,
- climate,
- clime,
- cold weather,
- come through,
- come up fighting,
- come up smiling,
- erode,
- fair weather,
- flanking,
- forces of nature,
- fray,
- frazzle,
- fret,
- get home free,
- glancing,
- good weather,
- halcyon days,
- haul,
- haul off,
- haul the wind,
- haul to,
- haul up,
- head to windward,
- heave to,
- hold fast,
- hold out,
- hold up,
- hot weather,
- keep safe,
- lateral,
- lee,
- leeward,
- live through,
- macroclimate,
- make heavy weather,
- microclimate,
- next-beside,
- not budge,
- outride,
- persevere,
- rainy weather,
- remain firm,
- ride,
- ride it out,
- ride out,
- rub off,
- sail to windward,
- side,
- sideling,
- sidelong,
- sideward,
- sidewards,
- sideway,
- sideways,
- sidewise,
- skirting,
- stand fast,
- stand firm,
- stand pat,
- stay put,
- stick it out,
- stormy weather,
- tatter,
- the elements,
- tide over,
- triumph,
- uphelm,
- wear,
- wear away,
- wear down,
- wear off,
- wear out,
- wear ragged,
- weather deck,
- weather helm,
- weather out,
- weather sheet,
- weather side,
- weather tack,
- weather the storm,
- weather wheel,
- weatherboard,
- win out,
- win through,
- windiness,
- windward,
- windward ebb,
- windward flood
- adhere to,
- arrest,
- be unflappable,
- bear up,
- bite,
- bridle,
- check,
- clasp,
- cleave to,
- clench,
- clinch,
- cling,
- cling like ivy,
- clip,
- clutch,
- come up fighting,
- constrain,
- contain,
- control,
- cool,
- cool off,
- curb,
- curtail,
- decelerate,
- dig in,
- dompt,
- embrace,
- enjoin,
- freeze to,
- get home free,
- govern,
- grapple,
- grasp,
- grip,
- gripe,
- guard,
- hang in,
- hang in there,
- hang on,
- hang on to,
- hang tough,
- hinder,
- hold,
- hold at bay,
- hold back,
- hold in,
- hold in check,
- hold in leash,
- hold on,
- hold on to,
- hold out,
- hold tight,
- hold up,
- hug,
- inhibit,
- keep,
- keep back,
- keep from,
- keep hold of,
- keep in,
- keep in check,
- keep under control,
- lay under restraint,
- live through it,
- live with it,
- never let go,
- never say die,
- nip,
- not budge,
- not give up,
- prohibit,
- pull,
- pull in,
- rein,
- rein in,
- remain firm,
- restrain,
- retard,
- retrench,
- ride it out,
- set back,
- slow down,
- snub,
- stand fast,
- stand firm,
- stand no nonsense,
- stand pat,
- stand the gaff,
- stand up,
- stay it out,
- stay put,
- stay the distance,
- stay with it,
- stick,
- stick close,
- stick fast,
- stick it,
- stick it out,
- stick out,
- stick to,
- stick to it,
- stick with it,
- straiten,
- take what comes,
- tough it out,
- weather,
- weather the storm,
- withhold
- fossilize
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- become mentally inflexible
- convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone" related words >
- dour,
- firm,
- fundamentalist,
- hard,
- hidebound,
- impliable,
- inexorable,
- inflexible,
- iron,
- ironbound,
- ironclad,
- ironhanded,
- muscle-bound,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- orthodox,
- procrustean,
- purist,
- puristic,
- puritan,
- puritanic,
- relentless,
- rigid,
- rigorist,
- rigoristic,
- rigorous,
- rockbound,
- stiff,
- straitlaced,
- stubborn,
- unbending,
- uncompromising,
- unrelenting,
- unyielding
- procrustean
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- of or relating to the mythical giant Procrustes or the mode of torture practiced by him related words >
- dour,
- firm,
- fundamentalist,
- hard,
- hidebound,
- impliable,
- inexorable,
- inflexible,
- iron,
- ironbound,
- ironclad,
- ironhanded,
- muscle-bound,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- orthodox,
- purist,
- puristic,
- puritan,
- puritanic,
- relentless,
- rigid,
- rigorist,
- rigoristic,
- rigorous,
- rockbound,
- stiff,
- straightlaced,
- straitlaced,
- stubborn,
- unbending,
- uncompromising,
- unrelenting,
- unyielding
- airtight,
- close,
- compact,
- dustproof,
- dusttight,
- fast,
- firm,
- gasproof,
- gastight,
- hermetic,
- hermetically sealed,
- lightproof,
- lighttight,
- oilproof,
- oiltight,
- rainproof,
- raintight,
- sealed,
- shut fast,
- smokeproof,
- smoketight,
- snug,
- staunch,
- stormproof,
- stormtight,
- tight,
- water-repellant,
- waterproof,
- watertight,
- windtight
- lightproof
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- not penetrable by light; "lightproof containers" related words >
- airtight,
- close,
- compact,
- dustproof,
- dusttight,
- fast,
- firm,
- gasproof,
- gastight,
- hermetic,
- hermetically sealed,
- lighttight,
- oilproof,
- oiltight,
- rainproof,
- raintight,
- sealed,
- shut fast,
- smokeproof,
- smoketight,
- snug,
- staunch,
- stormproof,
- stormtight,
- tight,
- water-repellant,
- waterproof,
- watertight,
- windproof,
- windtight
- bright,
- conceptive,
- conceptual,
- controlled,
- discursive,
- firm-minded,
- forward,
- ideational,
- importunate,
- independent,
- intellectual,
- intelligent,
- knowing,
- noetic,
- not so dumb,
- pushy,
- rational,
- reasonable,
- sane,
- self-asserting,
- self-assertive,
- self-controlled,
- self-expressive,
- self-possessed,
- self-restrained,
- sensible,
- sophic,
- strong-willed,
- understanding
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