steadily
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Definition
- Adverb:
- In a steady, stable, or unwavering manner: Performing an action without shaking, faltering, or changing in intensity.
- At a constant, regular, or unchanging rate or pace: Progressing or occurring in a consistent manner over time.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Despite the strong wind, the pilot flew the plane steadily.
- She practiced the piano piece steadily until she could play it perfectly.
- The company's profits have grown steadily over the last five years.
Advanced Usage
- "To look steadily": To gaze or stare at something without looking away.
- He looked steadily into her eyes as he made his promise.
- "To work steadily": To work in a consistent, diligent, and uninterrupted way.
- She worked steadily through the night to finish the report.
Variants and Related Words
- Steady (adjective): Firm, stable, or not changing.
- He kept a steady hand while painting the fine details.
- Steadiness (noun): The quality of being steady.
- The steadiness of his voice calmed the nervous crowd.
Synonyms
- Constantly: Continuously over a period of time.
- Regularly: At uniform intervals of time.
- Consistently: In every case or on every occasion; reliably.
- Unwaveringly: In a resolute or determined manner.
Antonyms
- Erratically: In an unpredictable or irregular way.
- Intermittently: Starting and stopping at irregular intervals.
- Unsteadily: In a shaky or unstable manner.
Related Phrases
- Hold steady: To remain firm or stable.
- Hold the camera steady while I take the picture.
- Go steady (with someone): (Idiom) To date someone exclusively.
- They decided to go steady after their third date.
Adverb
- in a steady manner
- he could still walk steadily
- at a steady rate or pace
- his interest eroded steadily