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unfaltering

unfaltering

1 7.5
Always steady and showing no doubt or pause
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈfɔltərɪŋ/
translation icon : inquebrantable
  • I have recounted this biographical data in the most straightforward (one might say obituary) style so as to draw attention to the way that lives seen from the outside often seem to move in unfaltering progress as if to a preordained end.

Your commitment to our country is unfaltering and in return we owe you the same deep commitment and unflinching support.

Examples

  • There is unfaltering light beckoning behind Alice's naive smile.

    Blog text (22)
  • His smile was an unfaltering, professional thing that might have been scissored out of a magazine ad and Scotch-taped to the bottom half of his face.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Your commitment to our country is unfaltering and in return we owe you the same deep commitment and unflinching support.

  • Our unfaltering backing of the Israeli leadership's murderous ways does not, and cannot, help bring about peace there.

    Blog text (32)
  • She's smiling, a wide, unfaltering grin that seems almost offensive, and it's complete insincerity.

  • He sat in the leather club chair in front of my desk with an unfaltering, fawnlike expression, utterly compelled by his rationale for ridiculous behavior.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • And he believed, with an unfaltering intensity, in the sunlight beams which, he swore, especially vehemently when in a happy falling drunk, poured from out of seven-year-old Imani's eyes.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Her unfaltering determination to succeed led her to finish the marathon despite the pain.

  • The team's unfaltering spirit kept them motivated throughout the difficult project.

  • His unfaltering belief in justice inspired others to stand up for their rights.

Synonyms

steady
vsunfaltering
186 1.3

Firm and unlikely to be moved or upset

is resolute in attitude and determination rather than physical stability
firm
vsunfaltering
73 2.7

Showing strong determination and not changing your mind

is steady and resolute in attitude rather than just strong will
steadfast
vsunfaltering
30 5.6

Loyal and firm in support that does not change

is steady and resolute in attitude rather than focusing on loyalty
unrelenting
vsunfaltering
28 7.0

Not stopping and not getting less strong

is steady and resolute but not necessarily about maintaining high intensity
unwavering
vsunfaltering
22 5.8

Being firm in belief or support that does not change

is identical in meaning and used in the same situations
unyielding
vsunfaltering
10 6.5

Very firm in decisions and not willing to change or give up

is steady and resolute but not specifically about refusing to bend
unflinching
vsunfaltering
8 6.6

Not showing fear in dangerous and difficult situations

is steady and determined but not only about facing danger
unshakable
vsunfaltering
  • US
8 4.8

Very strong belief or feeling that cannot be changed

is steady and resolute but less absolute about being unchangeable
unblinking
vsunfaltering
7 6.7

Not showing any emotion or fear in difficult situations

is steady and resolute but not defined by lack of visible reaction
unfailing
vsunfaltering
5 4.9

Always reliable and steady

is steady and resolute in determination rather than always reliable results
undaunted
vsunfaltering
5 7.1

Not afraid or discouraged when facing something difficult

is steady in determination but not focused only on facing intimidation
undeterred
vsunfaltering
3 6.3

Not stopping because of problems or failures

is steady and resolute in attitude rather than highlighting continued action
unswerving
vsunfaltering
2 7.5

Firm and not changing, especially in loyalty or support

is steady and resolute but not limited to loyalty contexts
unbendable
vsunfaltering
1 7.0

Not willing to change your mind even under pressure

is steady and resolute but focuses less on being impossible to influence
unbated
vsunfaltering
1 8.6

Not reduced in strength or power

is steady and resolute but does not specifically name force level
unswayed
vsunfaltering
1 6.9

Does not change because of other people's opinions or pressure

is steady and resolute in determination rather than simply resisting influence
unbowed
vsunfaltering
1 6.7

Not bent and staying upright in body or spirit

is steady and resolute generally rather than stressing survival after defeat
unstirring
vsunfaltering
7.2

Being steady and not changing in feeling or opinion

is steady and resolute in determination rather than only emotionless stability
undismayed
vsunfaltering
7.0

Not afraid to keep going when things are difficult

is steady and resolute rather than only lacking discouragement
untiring
vsunfaltering
3.9

Able to keep working with steady energy for a long time

is steady and resolute in attitude rather than emphasizing energetic persistence
undashed
vsunfaltering
  • Literature
8.1

Not discouraged and still confident after problems

is steady and resolute in determination rather than only about retained courage

Antonyms

5.6

Showing lack of strength and steadiness, often in voice or movement

5.3

Hesitating and unsure about a decision or action

How Steady

unwavering
22 5.8
resolute
21 4.9
unfaltering
1 7.5
firm
73 2.7
steady
186 1.3

Surface Forms

unfaltering positive

Morphology

unfaltering = faltering (transparent) = un + falter + ing

Formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'un-' to the participial adjective 'faltering' to mean 'not faltering', a directly inferable formation.

Etymology

Unfaltering comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the verb falter, which means 'to hesitate' or 'to stumble'. So to be unfaltering is to be 'not hesitating'—steady and sure in action or belief.