steady

1. 1.

   make steady

   “steady yourself”

   Synonymscalmbecalm

   Broaderstabilize
2. 2.

   support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

   “brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel”

   Synonymsbracestabilizestabilise

   Broaderstrengthen

   Narrowerballastguy

1. 1.

   a person loved by another person

   Synonymssweetheartsweetietruelove

   Broaderlover

   Narrowerladylovesugar daddyvalentine

1. 1.

   in a steady manner

   “he could still walk steadily”

   Synonymssteadily

Other forms of steady

plural

steadies·

past tense or participle

steadied

present participle

steadying·

comparative or superlative

steadier

comparative or superlative

steadiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about steady

What does steady mean?

steady means "not subject to change or variation especially in behavior". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in steady?

steady has 2 syllables: stead-y. The stress falls on "stead". In IPA it is /ˈstɛdi/.

What is another word for steady?

Close synonyms include firm, unfluctuating, firm, steadfast, stiff. 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 steady?

The recorded antonyms are unsteady.

Is steady a common word?

steady is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with steady?

1 word rhymes with steady. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.