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Firm and steady
Foursquare means solidly planted or firmly established, suggesting stability and honesty.
A foursquare stance is steady and balanced; a foursquare position on an issue is unwavering and direct.
The word can describe physical squareness—something with four equal sides—but more often conveys moral straightforwardness: She stood foursquare behind her decision.
As an adverb, it means squarely or directly: He faced the challenge foursquare. (Capitalized Foursquare is a location-based social network or a Pentecostal denomination.)
Directly honest in manner
- directUndeviating or to guide
- candidHonest and direct
- honestFree from deception
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
plain-spoken · frank · upright · sincere · blunt · unequivocal · steadfast · principled
Solidly built, durable
- solidFirm matter state
- symmetricalEven on all sides
- blockyResembling stacked cubes
- fortifiedMade more resistant
stable · substantial · cornerstone · buttress · foundation · stronghold · robust
forthright
Directly honest in manner
straightforward · plain-spoken · frank · upright · sincere · blunt · unequivocal · steadfast · principled · trustworthy
sturdy
Solidly built, durable
- solidFirm matter state
- symmetricalEven on all sides
- blockyResembling stacked cubes
fortified · stable · substantial · cornerstone · buttress · foundation · stronghold · robust
- playground gamestag, hide and seek, hopscotch, freeze, capture the flag
- American housesranch, bungalow, colonial, Cape Cod, farmhouse
- houseshouse, home, bungalow, ranch, colonial
- recess gamestag, hopscotch, jump rope, hide and seek, duck duck goose
- foursquartet, quadruplets, tetrad, foursome, quadruple
- house stylesbungalow, craftsman, colonial, farmhouse, ranch house
foursquarewavering
Showing unsteady resolve
shaky · unsteady · irresolute · wobbly · unstable
foursquareevasive
Avoiding direct response
dissembling · indirect · circuitous · equivocal · uncandid
square, four, fourth, squares, squarely, fourteen, squared, squaring, squareness