Definition of firm

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• firm is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• firm is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• firm is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of firm

• not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall (adjective)

  Examples

  1. stocks are still firm

  Synonyms

  1. steady
  2. unfluctuating
• the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. business firm
  2. house
• with resolute determination (adverb)

  Examples

  1. we firmly believed it
  2. you must stand firm

  Synonyms

  1. firmly
  2. steadfastly
  3. unwaveringly
• unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a firm ally

  Synonyms

  1. fast
  2. loyal
  3. truehearted
• marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable (adjective)

  Examples

  1. firm convictions
  2. a firm mouth

  Synonyms

  1. steadfast
  2. steady
  3. stiff
  4. unbendable
  5. unfaltering
  6. unshakable
  7. unwavering
• securely fixed in place (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the post was still firm after being hit by the car

  Synonyms

  1. fast
  2. immobile
• strong and sure (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a firm grasp

  Synonyms

  1. strong
• make taut or tauter (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. tauten
• become taut or tauter (verb)

  Examples

  1. Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly

  Synonyms

  1. tauten
• not soft or yielding to pressure (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a firm mattress
  2. the snow was firm underfoot

  Synonyms

  1. solid
• not subject to revision or change (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a firm contract
  2. a firm offer
• (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling (adjective)

  Examples

  1. his voice was firm and confident
  2. a firm step
• possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue (adjective)

  Examples

  1. firm muscles
• securely established (adjective)

  Examples

  1. holds a firm position as the country's leading poet

See definition of firm in Merriam Webster