Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with steady in American Collocation
steady
adjective
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈstedi/
rather
fairly
generally
pretty
quite
reasonably
relatively
Graduates benefit from a reasonably steady pattern of earnings growth over their working lives.
very
remarkably
very
Visitor numbers had remained remarkably steady throughout the year.
flow
drip
flow
influx
stream
supply
trickle
Despite the wonderful new stadium they’ve lost a steady trickle of players throughout the summer.
increase
climb
expansion
gain
growth
increase
rise
The steady growth in traffic caused serious congestion at peak times.
decrease
decrease
drop
fall
reduction
The data shows a steady reduction in road traffic deaths.
progress
advance
development
progress
progression
He has made steady progress and his immune system is already better than it was.
when something gets better/worse
decline
deterioration
improvement
This led to a steady decline of the empire after 1945.
speed or rate
beat
level
pace
rate
rhythm
speed
Your heart beats with the slow but steady rhythm.
hold
remain
stay
The average number of trips per person has also held steady, at roughly 1000 per year.