| ADJECTIVE | all | firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering | marked by firm determination or resolution |
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| all | firm, solid | not soft or yielding to pressure | |
| all | firm, strong | strong and sure | |
| all | firm | not subject to revision or change | |
| all | firm | (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling | |
| all | firm, steady, unfluctuating | not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall | |
| all | firm | securely established | |
| all | firm | possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue | |
| all | firm, fast, immobile | securely fixed in place | |
| all | firm, loyal, truehearted, fast | unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause | |
| ADVERB | all | firm, firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly | with resolute determination |
| NOUN | group | firm, house, business firm | the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments |
| VERB | change | firm, tauten | become taut or tauter |
| change | firm, tauten | make taut or tauter |
| Sounds | fer'm | |
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| Rhymes | affirm ... worm: 26 rhymes with erm... | |
| Meaning | marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable. | |
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| Synonyms | steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering | |
| Broader | resolute | Firm in purpose or belief |
| Catalan | constant, ferm | |
| Spanish | constante, firme | |
| Nouns | firmness | the trait of being resolute |
| Adverbs | firmly | with resolute determination |
| Meaning | not soft or yielding to pressure. | |
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| Synonym | solid | |
| Broader | hard | Resisting weight or pressure |
| Catalan | consistent, ferm, sòlid | |
| Spanish | consistente, firme, sólido | |
| Nouns | firmness | the property of being unyielding to the touch |
| Meaning | Strong and sure. | |
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| Example | "a firm grasp" | |
| Synonym | strong | |
| Broader | forceful | Characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical) |
| Spanish | firme | |
| Meaning | not subject to revision or change. | |
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| Broader | settled | Established or decided beyond dispute or doubt |
| Spanish | firme | |
| Meaning | (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling. | |
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| Broader | steady | not subject to change or variation especially in behavior |
| Catalan | ferm | |
| Spanish | firme | |
| Meaning | not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall. | |
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| Example | "stocks are still firm" | |
| Synonyms | steady, unfluctuating | |
| Broader | stable | resistant to change of position or condition |
| Nouns | firmness | the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place |
| Meaning | Securely established. | |
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| Example | "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet" | |
| Broader | secure | Free from danger or risk |
| Spanish | firme | |
| Meaning | Possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue. | |
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| Example | "firm muscles" | |
| Broader | healthy | Having or indicating good health in body or mind |
| Catalan | ferm | |
| Spanish | firme | |
| Nouns | firmness | the muscle tone of healthy tissue |
| Meaning | Securely fixed in place. | |
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| Example | "the post was still firm after being hit by the car" | |
| Synonyms | fast, immobile | |
| Broader | fixed | Securely placed or fastened or set |
| Nouns | firmness | the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place |
| Meaning | unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause. | |
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| Example | "a firm ally" | |
| Synonyms | loyal, truehearted, fast | |
| Broader | faithful | steadfast in affection or allegiance |
| Catalan | constant, ferm, fidel | |
| Spanish | constante, fiel, firme | |
| Nouns | firmness | the trait of being resolute |
| Meaning | The members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments. | |
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| Synonyms | house, business firm | |
| Narrower | accounting firm | A firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee |
| auction house | A firm that conducts auctions | |
| consulting firm, consulting company | A firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee | |
| corporation, corp | A business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state | |
| dealer | A firm engaged in trading | |
| law firm | A firm of lawyers | |
| publisher, publishing house, publishing firm, publishing company | A firm in the publishing business | |
| Broader | business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation | A commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it |
| Catalan | casa, firma | |
| Spanish | casa, firma | |
| Meaning | With resolute determination. | |
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| Synonyms | firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly | |
| Meaning | Become taut or tauter. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly" | |
| Synonym | tauten | |
| Broader | tighten | Become tight / tight / tight / tight / tight or tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter |
| Catalan | tibar | |
| Meaning | make taut or tauter. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | tauten | |
| Broader | tighten, fasten | make tight / tight or tighter / tighter |
| Catalan | tibar | |
| Spanish | afirmar, estirar, tensar | |