staunch
[adjective]
Synonyms: loyal, faithful, firm, sound, stalwart, steadfast, true, trusty
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[verb]
Synonyms: stop, check, dam, halt, stay, stem

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Contrasted words: mercurial, shaky, unsteady
Related Idioms: as staunch as an oak, tried and true
Related Words: firm, strong

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English Thesaurus: faithful, loyal, devoted, staunch, steadfast, ...

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I. staunch¹ /stɔːntʃ $ stɒːntʃ, stɑːntʃ/ adjective [only before noun]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: estanche, from estancher; ⇒ staunch²]
giving strong loyal support to another person, organization, belief etc Synonym : steadfast:
a staunch conservative
staunch supporter/ally/advocate
one of Bush’s staunchest supporters
—staunchly adverb
—staunchness noun [uncountable]

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II. staunch² (also stanch American English) verb [transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: estancher, from Vulgar Latin stanticare, from Latin stare 'to stand']
to stop the flow of liquid, especially of blood from a wound Synonym : stem:
He used a rag to staunch the flow of blood.

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faithful continuing to support a person, party, belief etc for a long time:
his long and faithful service to the party
his faithful servant
He remained faithful to his fatherland right to the end.
She was one of the party’s most faithful and hardworking members.
loyal supporting a particular person, party, set of beliefs, etc – used especially about someone you can can trust and depend on to support you:
a loyal friend
loyal party members
The women have remained loyal to the goals of the Communist Party.
I am not blindly loyal. If I see something that I think is a mistake which could be handled better, I will say so.
devoted strongly supporting someone or something because you admire them, love them, or enjoy what they do:
the author’s devoted fans
her devoted husband
staunch [only before noun] a staunch supporter, defender, or ally is very loyal, in spite of problems or difficulties:
He is a staunch supporter of the president.
a staunch defender of civil liberties
the US’s staunchest ally
steadfast [usually before noun] a steadfast friend or supporter is very loyal. Also used about someone’s support or service:
Lewis was a generous and steadfast friend.
the steadfast support of America's allies
The Queen has set a shining example of steadfast service to her country.
true faithful and loyal to someone, or to your beliefs, principles etc, even if there are problems:
In times like these you find out who your true friends are.
He remained true to his socialist priniciples.
She promised that she would always be true to him.
patriotic feeling a lot of love and respect for your country:
Americans are very patriotric.
His speech was full of patriotic rhetoric.

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