Synonym: business, company, enterprise, fixed, immovable, inflexible, rigid, secure, solid, stationary, unyielding. Antonym: flabby, flimsy, fragile, loose, weak. Similar words: firmly, confirm, chairman, first, on fire, fire up, at first, catch fire. Meaning: [fɜrm /fɜːm] n. the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments. v. 1. become taut or tauter 2. make taut or tauter. adj. 1. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable 2. not soft or yielding to pressure 3. strong and sure 4. not subject to revision or change 5. (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling 6. not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall 7. securely established 8. possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue 9. pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed 10. securely fixed in place 11. unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause. adv. with resolute determination.
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241. I will return to Paris tomorrow, if I firm up my air ticket.
242. If we had more information, it would be easier to venture a firm opinion.
243. The inefficient operation cost the firm a lot of money.
244. Our firm is orientated towards the export side of the business.
245. Their firm have contracted to build a double-purpose bridge across the river.
246. Who would have guessed that he would fetch up as director of the firm?
247. The company took out/filed a patent on a genetically engineered tomato that remains firm longer than untreated tomatoes.
248. We have a firm order for ten cases of wine.
249. Our firm lost out to a larger company that could offer a lower price.
250. This new firm will attract the crowds,whatever its quality, provided that it gets played up in the right way.
251. The firm has decided to close down its Chicago branch.
252. Keep a firm hold of the handrail as you go down.
253. It looks as if the firm is heading for another record year.
254. The firm tendered for the construction of the new cinema.
255. I should make a few discreet enquires about the firm before you sign anything.
256. Don't take too long deciding,(http://sentencedict.com/firm.html)or the other firm may jump in with their offer.
257. The system records all transactions between the firm and its suppliers.
258. She works well with those superior to her in the firm.
259. Prices hold comparatively firm.
260. The firm has just exchanged contracts on a nine-acre site.
261. He had ordered his officers to keep an exceptionally firm hold over their men.
262. The owner's brother has been in practical control of the firm for years.
263. A German company collaborated with a Swiss firm to develop the product.
264. Some people still claim that there is no firm evidence linking smoking with lung cancer.
265. He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.
266. He shopped around for a firm that would be flexible.
267. Could we have a meeting so we can firm up the details of our agreement?
268. The firm has an important asset in the person of the director of research.
269. The firm owns about 96% of the portfolio, with the balance belonging to our family.
270. When the city business was established the firm pushed out into the suburbs and opened branch shops.
More similar words: firmly, confirm, chairman, first, on fire, fire up, at first, catch fire, first of all, set fire to, first prize, at first sight, the first person, first and foremost, in the first place.