resolute.

Firmly determined and not readily deterred from a chosen course.

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Words that belong together

• a resolute response
• remain resolute

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She remained resolute after the others began revising their promises.

His resolute response concealed how much the decision had cost him.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more resolute; superlative most resolute where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.