stalwart.

Loyal, dependable, and strong in supporting someone or something.

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Words that belong together

• stalwart ally
• stalwart support

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His stalwart support kept the project alive through two failed appeals.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more stalwart; superlative most stalwart when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.