steadily

1. 1.

   at a steady rate or pace

   “his interest eroded steadily”
2. 2.

   in a steady manner

   “he could still walk steadily”

   Synonymssteady

   Antonymsunsteadily

Questions about steadily

What does steadily mean?

steadily means "at a steady rate or pace". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in steadily?

steadily has 3 syllables: stead-i-ly. The stress falls on "stead". In IPA it is /ˈstɛdəli/.

What is another word for steadily?

Close synonyms include steady. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of steadily?

The recorded antonyms are unsteadily.

Is steadily a common word?

steadily is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.