" stalwartly "

1: in a fearless manner;

  * e.g., " ... Rachel Carson stalwartly championed the cause of environmentalism long before it was popular "

•  Synonyms : 

•  boldly,

•  bravely,

•  courageously,

•  dauntlessly,

•  doughtily,

•  fearlessly,

•  gallantly,

•  gutsily,

•  heroically,

•  intrepidly,

•  manfully,

•  stoutheartedly,

•  valiantly,

•  valorously

•  Antonyms : 

•  cowardly,

•  cravenly,

•  fearfully,

•  pusillanimously,

•  spinelessly,

•  spiritlessly,

•  timorously

1: feeling or displaying no fear by temperament;

  * e.g., " ... the stalwart soldiers in the army of Alexander the Great, who willingly followed him to the ends of the known world "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bold,

•  brave,

•  courageous,

•  dauntless,

•  doughty,

•  fearless,

•  gallant,

•  greathearted,

•  gutsy,

•  gutty,

•  heroic,

•  intrepid,

•  lionhearted,

•  manful,

•  stout,

•  stouthearted,

•  undauntable,

•  undaunted,

•  valiant,

•  valorous

•  Antonyms : 

•  chicken,

•  chickenhearted,

•  chicken-livered,

•  coward,

•  cowardly,

•  craven,

•  dastardly,

•  fainthearted,

•  fearful,

•  gutless,

•  lily-livered,

•  milk-livered,

•  nerveless,

•  poltroon,

•  poor-spirited,

•  pusillanimous,

•  spineless,

•  spiritless,

•  timorous,

•  uncourageous,

•  ungallant,

•  unheroic,

•  weakhearted,

•  yellow

2: having muscles capable of exerting great physical force;

  * e.g., " ... a stalwart yet lithe athlete "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brawny,

•  muscular,

•  rugged,

•  sinewy,

•  stout,

•  strong

•  Antonyms : 

•  delicate,

•  feeble,

•  frail,

•  weak,

•  weakling,

•  wimpy

3: marked by the ability to withstand stress without structural damage or distortion;

  * e.g., " ... the stalwart walls of the castle "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bombproof,

•  fast,

•  firm,

•  sound,

•  stable,

•  strong,

•  sturdy

•  Antonyms : 

•  rickety,

•  unsound,

•  unstable,

•  unsteady