Qualities
Synonyms for firm
Synonyms for firm: fast, immobile, house, outfit and strong. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 5 synonyms for firm
Interchangeable with firm, one per sense
Audited under firm's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one firm carries in that sense.
- fastadjective, in the sense "unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause"
- immobileadjective, in the sense "securely fixed in place"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name firm as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- househouse is a noun in the sense "the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments"
- outfitoutfit is a noun in the sense "an informal name for an organized group of people, such as a business or military unit"
- strongstrong is an adjective in the sense "strong and sure"
Two directions, one standard: two audited under firm and three under the partner word. Nothing here was expanded out of a thesaurus.
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
He was a firm friend through every crisis.
firm in 2 more sentences, same sense
- She remained a firm ally to her business partner even when investors urged her to walk away.
- In his letter, the old soldier promised he would remain a firm supporter of the cause until his death.
How it behaves: In this sense, firm typically appears as an attributive adjective directly before a noun naming a person, belief, or cause, as in a firm friend or firm believer, in a fairly formal register.
The true synonym
fast
Same sentence, swapped: He was a fast friend through every crisis.
Close but different
Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.
- stiff
- iron
- christian
Opposites, in this sense
fickle and wavering reverse firm as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of firm takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- fickle
- wavering
securely fixed in place
The post was still firm after being hit by the car.
The true synonym
immobile
Same sentence, swapped: The post was still immobile after being hit by the car.
Close but different
The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.
- iron
- christian
- cool
Where firm turns up in the game
firm is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where firm is the trap
- fastadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is quick, in the sense "hurried and brief", and firm is one of the three tiles that lose.
- housenoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is home, in the sense "a social unit living together", and firm is on the board beside it.
- utilityadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is substitute, in the sense "capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team", and firm is on the board beside it.
Play firm
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so firm reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because qualities is the company firm keeps.
The same bank, read from both sides
firm is an answer in 2 puzzles and a wrong tile in 3. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.