firmed
Made more stable
Firmed is the past tense and past participle of firm, used as a verb meaning to make or become more solid, stable, or definite.
Prices or markets that have firmed have strengthened or stabilized after a period of uncertainty.
Plans or arrangements that have firmed have become more certain or settled: We firmed up the details over lunch.
In physical contexts, muscles or soil that have firmed have become harder or more compact.
Made tough or unfeeling
- setArrange in position
- concreteSolid building mixture
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- compactTightly packed together
dense · stiff · rigid · cemented · crystallized · congealed · thickened · coagulated
Made more resistant
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- consolidatedMerged into a whole
- bolsteredStrengthened or supported
- stabilizedMade steady or constant
secured · supported · shored · braced · buttressed · tightened · hardened · steeled
Made more secure
- tautenedMade firm by pulling
- sculptedShaped into art
- definedGiven exact meaning
- leanLacking fat; incline
fit · athletic · trim · taut · flexed · conditioned · shaped · exercised
Firmly committed to purpose
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
unwavering · purposeful · tenacious · persevering · unflinching · unyielding · adamant · unshakable
hardened
Made tough or unfeeling
compact · dense · stiff · rigid · cemented · crystallized · congealed · thickened · coagulated · gelled
reinforced
Made more resistant
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- consolidatedMerged into a whole
- bolsteredStrengthened or supported
stabilized · secured · supported · shored · braced · buttressed · tightened · hardened · steeled · anchored
tightened
Made more secure
lean · fit · athletic · trim · taut · flexed · conditioned · shaped · exercised · worked
determined
Firmly committed to purpose
committed · unwavering · purposeful · tenacious · persevering · unflinching · unyielding · adamant · unshakable · dogged
firmedwavered
Showed unsteady resolve
weakened · faltered · vacillated · waffled · destabilized
firmedloosened
Made less tight
slackened · relaxed · released · unfastened · untightened
- law firmAttorneys' business entity
- stand firmRefuse to retreat
- firm upMake solid or certain
- firm gripSecure manual hold
- firm handshakeTight palm-to-palm greeting
- design firmsCompanies offering aesthetic services
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