to stand fast

Examples

• All

• All other units stand fast.

  Q (1982)

• Cave and go along, or stand fast and get blamed for wrecking the economy.

  Blog text (30)

• My members will stand fast.

  Britannia Hospital (1982)

• Men, stand fast and listen up.

  Taps (1981)

• - You can tell your bosses we're standing fast!

  Britannia Hospital (1982)

• And America stood fast so that liberty could stand tall.

  Academic text (1996)

• We must stand fast and teach our curriculum while adding classroom subject matter as a reinforcer.

  Academic text (2007)

• Voters should utilize this opportunity to stand fast and send a clear signal to lawmakers: increased taxation is not the solution to the problem.

  Blog text (22)

• Whatever principles are set before you, stand fast by these like laws, feeling that it would be impiety for you to transgress them.

• During the debate, she decided to stand fast on her beliefs, even when faced with criticism from her peers.

Synonyms

S

to stand up

vsto stand fast

293 3.2

To defend yourself when someone treats you unfairly

is about keeping personal belief rather than facing direct attack

H

to hold out

vsto stand fast

139 3.7

To refuse to give up until you get what you want

is about holding belief rather than lasting endurance in resistance

S

to stand your ground

vsto stand fast

• Informal

25 5.7

To keep your position when others disagree

focuses on keeping inner belief rather than only a public position

M

to make a stand

vsto stand fast

23 4.6

Publicly say you strongly agree or disagree with something

is about personal belief persistence rather than a public decisive action

S

to stand firm

vsto stand fast

22 3.7

Keep your decision or opinion when others try to make you change

is about holding belief rather than simply resisting outside pressure

S

to stand up against

vsto stand fast

22 3.7

To resist a person or rule that treats people unfairly

focuses on maintaining private belief rather than active opposition

S

to stick to one's guns

vsto stand fast

• Informal

12 6.7

Keep supporting your idea when others disagree

is about keeping belief rather than actively arguing its case

H

to hold firm

vsto stand fast

9 4.5

To refuse to change your opinion or decision despite pressure

emphasizes holding belief firm rather than resisting short term pressure

H

to hold the line

vsto stand fast

8 5.4

To refuse to change a decision or rule under pressure

is focused on keeping belief rather than defending an exact limit

R

to remain firm

vsto stand fast

2 4.4

Keep the same decision even when others disagree

focuses on personal belief stability rather than public stance

S

to stand pat

vsto stand fast

2 7.9

To keep the same opinion or decision and not change it

relates more to inner belief than to temporary choices

H

to hunker down

vsto stand fast

• Informal

2 7.7

To refuse to change your mind and stay firm

is about holding belief rather than increasing active resistance

B

to budge an inch

vsto stand fast

• Informal

1 7.8

Refuse to change an opinion or position at all

concerns inner belief rather than measuring tiny shifts in position

T

to take a firm stand

vsto stand fast

1 4.4

To state an opinion strongly and refuse to change it when others disagree

focuses on inner belief rather than public declaration of position

D

to dig in one's heels

vsto stand fast

• Informal

1 6.7

Refuse to change an opinion or plan when pressed

is about steady belief rather than heightened visible stubbornness

S

to stand by one's principles

vsto stand fast

1 5.4

Keep doing what you believe is right even when it is hard

is about refusing to change opinion broadly rather than specifically moral action

F

to fight one's corner

vsto stand fast

• UK

7.0

Defend your ideas or what you want when others disagree

focuses on inner belief rather than taking an argumentative defence

Antonyms

Y

to yield

81 4.3

To stop resisting under pressure or force

F

to falter

48 4.9

To lose confidence, strength, or determination and become less able to continue

How Firm

to dig in

29 6.9

to stand your ground

• Informal

25 5.7

to stand fast

4 6.4

to waver

52 5.7

to give in

220 3.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology