stay true
Keep your course
Stay true means to remain faithful to one's principles, commitments, or authentic self despite pressure or temptation to change.
Often paired with "to": Stay true to yourself, Stay true to your values.
The phrase carries an encouraging or aspirational tone, appearing in advice, mottos, and song lyrics.
It can also mean remaining loyal to a person or cause: He stayed true to his wife through the difficult years.
- loyalFirm in allegiance
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- ride or dieUnfailingly loyal person
- authenticVerified as original
- genuineTruly what it claims
honest · steadfast · devoted · unwavering · keep the faith · commitment · integrity · promise · oath · heart · conviction · backbone · roots · principles · core values · moral compass · stand · stand your ground
- life advicebe honest, be kind, be patient, work hard, be yourself
- holding firmhold, hold fast, hold firm, hold on, hold onto
- pep talkskeep going, you got this, hang in there, keep pushing, believe in yourself
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Betray one's values
lose oneself · conform · pander · play a role · lose one's way
stay truebetray
Violate a trust
abandon · forsake · turn traitor · desert · turn one's back on
stay truecave in
Collapse or yield
capitulate · give in · fold · sell one's soul · compromise
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