Synonyms for Steely | WordToolSet

Synonyms for "steely" (244 found)

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Closest matches (49)

acier adamant adamantine ashen ashy aureate beefy bony bouncing brass brassy brazen bronze bronzy callous calloused canescentcase hardenedcase-hardened cast-iron

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Adjective(2 words)

cold dispassionate

Strong matches (73)

Adjective(2 words)

durable hard

dure dusty ferrous ferruginous firm fixed flintlike flinty forceful forcible forcy frigidfull bloodedfull-blooded full-strength gilt glaucescent glaucous goldgold filled

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Related words (122)

iron-hard ironlike irreconcilable lapideous lead lead-gray leaden lithoid lithoidal livid loyal lusty marble marblelike mercurial mercurous mightymouse coloredmouse-colored mouse-gray

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mousy nervy nickel nickelic nickeline obdurate obstinate osseous pachydermatous pearl pearl-gray pearly pewter pewtery philistine potent powerfulproof againstpuissant quaker-colored quicksilverred bloodedred-blooded relentless resistant resistive rigid rigorous robust robustious rock-ribbed rocklike rocky rugged sad set settled silversilver platedsilver-gray silver-plated silvered silvery slate-colored slaty smoke-gray smoky sober solid somber sot stalwart staunch steadfast steady steel steel-gray steeledsteeled againststeellike stern stiff stone-colored stonelike stony stout strapping strongstrong as brandystrong as strongstrong willedstrong-willed sturdy taupethick skinnedthick-skinned tin tinny tough true unaffected unalterable unbending unchangeable uncompromising undeflectable unflappable ungiving unmoved unrelenting unshaken unswerving unyielding vigorous

Adjective(8 words)

resolute rigid steelier stern unemotional unfaltering unwavering unyielding

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

9 entries

appearance attribute character demeanor disposition property quality temperament trait

More specific

9 entries

coldness detachment determination durability resolve rigidity steadfastness sternness toughness

Collocations

6 entries

steely bluesteely demeanorsteely gazesteely graysteely nervessteely resolve

Inflections

2 entries

steelier steeliest

Derivations

1 entries

steeliness

similar

1 entries

hard

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He transfixed me with two sharp, steely eyes.

Source: tatoeba (6627446)

Tom is already an old man with steely grey hair.

Source: tatoeba (10129973)

The bully backed down before his steely gaze.

Source: wiktionary

steely grey hair