like a rock

Completely firm, unmoving

Like a rock describes something extremely solid, stable, or unwavering.

A person who stands like a rock remains firm under pressure: She was like a rock through the whole crisis.

The phrase can describe physical stillness He slept like a rock or emotional steadfastness My father was like a rock when we needed him.

Related

stand firm · firm · Chevy · Bob Seger · heavy · steadfast · reliable · built to last · unshakable · resolute · dependable · enduring · boulder · stoic · hard · anchored · unwavering · unmoved mover

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Opposites
physical hardness/texture

like a rocksoft

Yielding to touch

like butter · squishy · malleable · pliable · yielding

stability/steadfastness

like a rockwavering

Showing unsteady resolve

wishy-washy · unreliable · fickle · inconstant · unsteady

movement/fluidity

like a rocklike water

Without restraint or care

fluid · flowing · like the wind · mercurial · shifting

Family

like, rock, likely, rocky, unlike, liking, dislike, liked, likewise

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G