firm: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 9 letter points · starts with F · ends with M
Meaning of firm
noun
- UK
A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
A business enterprise, however organized.
- slang
A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism.
Listed forms: firms.
Source: Wiktionary — firm.
adj
Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)
Example: It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.
Fixed (in opinion).
Example: a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent
Insistent upon something, not accepting dissent.
Example: He wanted to stay overnight, but I was firm with him and said he had to leave today.
Durable, rigid (material state).
Example: firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood; firm land (i.e. not soft and marshy)
Listed forms: firmer, firmest.
Source: Wiktionary — firm.
adv
- archaic
firmly, steadily
Example: stand firm
Source: Wiktionary — firm.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for firm.
adjective
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
adjective
not soft or yielding to pressure
adjective
strong and sure
adjective
not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
- steady
- unfluctuating
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is firm in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of firm
F(4) + I(1) + R(1) + M(3) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of firm
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from firm
7 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in firm. Showing up to 24, longest first.