unshakably
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7.0
- adverb
- /ʌnˈʃeɪkəbli/
- US
:
inquebrantablemente
- The team's unshakably confident attitude helped them win the championship.
Examples
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Despite the challenges, he approached the situation unshakably, knowing his efforts would pay off.
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Argentine workers remained—in 1955, in 1960, in 1968—unshakably loyal to the exiled leader.
Academic text (1993) -
The Moriscos remained, for the most part, unshakably attached to Islam and its related cultural traditions.
Academic text (1995) -
Clarke was the paradigmatic liberal, unshakably committed to belief in the possibility of bringing earth closer to heaven through more law and government.
Academic text (1991) -
He was always unshakably prejudiced in favor of convent education.
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In point of fact, Obama has done everything in his power to advance the most unshakably leftist agenda since Johnson's time, and possibly since the days of Franklin Roosevelt—with remarkable results.
Academic text (2010) -
She stood unshakably by her beliefs, no matter the opposition she faced.
Synonyms
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5.8
Firmly and without changing their mind
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4.4
In a firm and determined way without changing your mind
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3.8
In a way that shows strong will to keep trying
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7.0
Shows firm determination that does not change
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7.4
In a steady way that does not change direction or purpose
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8.1
In a calm way without showing any worry
Acts with steady determination and does not waver
In a way that does not bend or give up under strong pressure
In a calm way that does not show fear or worry
How Firm
Surface Forms
Morphology
unshakably = unshakable (transparent) = un + shake + able + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'unshakable'; the relation is a standard, clearly interpretable derivation.
Etymology
Unshakably is made from un- ('not') and shake ('to move or be disturbed'), with -able and -ly turning it into a word that tells how something is done. A helpful image is a tree with deep roots that does not move in a storm — unshakably means 'not able to be shaken', so it describes someone or something steady, sure, and unchanged.