firm

1 not showing weakness or uncertainty

a friendly fellow with a ready smile and a firm handshake

Synonyms of firm

forceful, hearty, iron, lusty, robust, solid, stout, strong, sturdy, vigorous

Words Related to firm

hard, ironclad, mighty, powerful, tough, unyielding

animated, brisk, energetic, frisky, jaunty, jazzy, lively, peppy, perky, spirited, sprightful, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy

assured, certain, confident, sanguine, secure, sure

Near Antonyms of firm

feeble, fragile, frail

limp, listless, spiritless

diffident, insecure, self-doubting

characterless, effete, frail, spineless, weakened, weak-kneed, wimpy, wishy-washy

Antonyms of firm

uncertain, weak

2 having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure

cold butter that was too firm to spread

Synonyms of firm

compact, hard, rigid, solid, stiff, unyielding

Words Related to firm

case-hardened, compacted, compressed, hardened, indurated, stiffened, tempered

close, dense, heavy, thick, thickset

inelastic, inflexible, ramrod, unbending

compressed, condensed

adamantine, rocklike

sturdy, substantial

impenetrable, impermeable, nonporous

Near Antonyms of firm

loose, scattered, thin

bendable, elastic, flexible, malleable, pliable, pliant, supple

droopy, flaccid, floppy, lank, limp, slack

airy, light

permeable, porous

ultrasoft

Antonyms of firm

flabby, soft, spongy, squashy, squishy

3 firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge

was firm in the saddle during the canter

Synonyms of firm

fast, frozen, jammed, lodged, set, snug, stuck, tight, wedged

Words Related to firm

bonded, cemented, glued

anchored, clamped

embedded (also imbedded), entrenched (also intrenched), impacted, implanted

attached, bound, fastened, secured

immovable, unyielding

Near Antonyms of firm

detached, dislodged, freed, loosened, unattached, unbound, undone, unfastened, unsecured

movable (or moveable), yielding

Antonyms of firm

insecure, loose

4 fully committed to achieving a goal

asked him to reconsider, but he was firm in his commitment to the project

Synonyms of firm

bent (on or upon), bound, decisive, determined,

Synonyms and Antonyms of firm

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