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Core quality
Firmly determined, unwavering, and unlikely to be discouraged or persuaded to change course.
Example
The residents remained resolute in opposing the demolition.
resolute
/ˈrezəluːt/ · REZ-uh-lootadjective
Firmly determined, unwavering, and unlikely to be discouraged or persuaded to change course.
Use resolute to express this relationship precisely: firmly determined, unwavering, and unlikely to be discouraged or persuaded to change course.
What resolute Really Means
The word becomes easier to use when its closely related senses are separated and compared.
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Attributive or predicative use
Use this adjective before a suitable noun or after a linking verb such as be or seem.
Example
Her resolute leadership sustained the campaign through setbacks.
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Analytical distinction
Choose it when this exact descriptive quality matters; a related word may overlap without conveying the same trait.
Example
The committee was cautious but resolute.
Use resolute Naturally
Notice how the surrounding noun or clause reveals the exact shade of meaning.
The residents remained resolute in opposing the demolition.
Her resolute leadership sustained the campaign through setbacks.
The committee was cautious but resolute.
Precision Matters
Resolute overlaps with several common words, but each carries a different emphasis.
resolute
vs.Means firmly determined, unwavering, and unlikely to be discouraged or persuaded to change course.
adamant
Means firmly refusing to change a decision, belief, or position.
resolute
vs.Means firmly determined, unwavering, and unlikely to be discouraged or persuaded to change course.
tenacious
Means holding firmly or persisting with determination.
resolute
vs.Means firmly determined, unwavering, and unlikely to be discouraged or persuaded to change course.
tentative
Means provisional, hesitant, or not yet certain, fixed, or fully developed.
resolute
vs.Means firmly determined, unwavering, and unlikely to be discouraged or persuaded to change course.
vacillate
Means alternate indecisively between different opinions, choices, or courses of action.
Test resolute in Context
The team stays firmly determined and does not give up.
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Despite repeated failures, the research team remained ___ in its effort to complete the survey.