holding firm
Refusing to budge
Holding firm means maintaining a position without yielding to pressure or changing course.
Someone holding firm refuses to back down during negotiations, stands by a decision despite criticism, or keeps prices steady when others expect a discount: The union is holding firm on its wage demands.
The phrase suggests resolve and steadfastness, whether admirable or stubborn depending on perspective.
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- gripSecure manual hold
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- standing patRefusing to change
anchored · stubborn · clutching · determined · immovable · stance · grasping · tenacious · rooted · unyielding · braced · rock solid · standing ground · digging in · white-knuckled · clenched · defiant · resistant
- fortitudefortitude, mental fortitude, grit, resolve, tenacity
- steadfastnesssteadfastness, resolve, steadfast, unwavering, persistence
- psyching uppsyching up, pep talk, self talk, bracing, mustering
holding firmcapitulating
Ceasing to resist
giving in · surrendering · yielding · caving · backing down
holding firmcollapsing
Falling inward suddenly
giving way · crumbling · falling apart · breaking down · buckling
holding firmcapitulating
Ceasing to resist
conceding · compromising · backing down · caving in · giving ground
hold, holding, holds, held, holder, holders, holdout, holdover, behold