staunch

Speech parts

1. staunch - Noun

2. staunch - Adjective

3. staunch - Verb

5. staunch - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Alt. of Staunchness

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

stem halt steadfast unswerving stanch hardy leal dauntless allegiant liege good strong true contain true-blue
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Antonyms

inconstant annual weak false confused uncertain
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Hypernyms

check

Anagrams

canthus

Examples

Build me straight, O worthy Master Staunch and strong, a goodly vessel, That shall laugh at all disaster, And with wave and whirlwind wrestle. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I come from a long line of staunch Irish Catholics. Robert Vaughan

He was a staunch Gandhian, driven by the burning conviction that he had a selfless mission to accomplish. Morarji Desai

We are staunch and true and in rather a champagne mood. Franz Marc

I'm a staunch anti-Castro individual. Andy García

There will be trying times during Obama's presidency, and liberty will need staunch defenders. Can Obama reshape liberalism to be, as it was under F.D.R., a fighting faith, unapologetically patriotic and strong in the defense of liberty? That would be a service to our country. Bill Kristol

Close letter words and terms

Staudt Stauffer stauling-ken stauncher staunching staunchly