What is it called when someone wants the best for you?

Use the adjective resolute to describe a purposeful and determined person, someone who wants to do something very much, and won't let anything get in the way.

"Milo thought for just a moment and then, with a resolute 'I shall,' volunteered to go," Norton Juster writes in the classic children's novel The Phantom Tollbooth. From the way Milo said "I shall," we can infer that he was quite confident in his split-second decision, or at least made himself appear to be so. Some near-synonyms for this word include resolved, adamant, unswerving, and unwavering. If you make a "resolute refusal" of something, you're declaring you don't like it and never will.

Definitions of resolute

  1. adjective

    firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination

    “stood resolute against the enemy”

    “faced with a resolute opposition”

    “a resolute and unshakeable faith”

    Synonyms: brave, courageous

    possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

    decisive

    determining or having the power to determine an outcome

    purposeful

    serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal

    bent, bent on, dead set, out to

    fixed in your purpose

    determined

    characterized by great determination

    desperate, do-or-die

    desperately determined

    firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering

    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

    foursquare

    characterized by firm and unwavering conviction

    hell-bent

    recklessly determined

    resolved, single-minded

    determined

    spartan

    resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity

    stalwart, stout

    dependable

    undaunted, undismayed, unshaken

    unshaken in purpose

    undeterred, undiscouraged

    not deterred

  2. adjective

    characterized by quickness and firmness

    synonyms: unhesitating decisive

    characterized by decision and firmness

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Synonyms


surpass

verb

to be better or greater than something else

outdo

verb

to be better than someone else at doing something

rise above

phrasal verb

to be better than other things of the same type

beat

verb

informal to be better than something else

outshine

verb

to be much better than someone or something else

overtake

verb

to become better than another person

be more than a match for someone

phrase

to be better, stronger, cleverer etc than someone who you are competing against

be in a class of your/its own

phrase

to be much better than anyone or anything else

be as good as it gets

phrase

to be extremely good, so that nothing is likely to be better

beat

verb

to do something faster, for longer, more times etc than has been done before


More synonyms


be a cut above

phrase

to be much better than someone or something else

beat/play someone at their own game

phrase

to do better at an activity than someone who has a reputation for being very good at it

be/get one up on someone

phrase

to have or get an advantage over someone, usually by being better than they are at something

be hard to beat

phrase

to be very good, or to be better than other things of its kind

be the cat’s whiskers

phrase

to be better than everyone else

(be) the tops

phrase

to be the best or the most successful

better

verb

to achieve a better result than someone or something

be without equal

phrase

to be better than anyone or anything else

come out on top/come out tops

phrase

to be the best or the winner

eat your heart out

phrase

used for saying that you are doing something much better than a famous person does it

knock someone/something into a cocked hat

phrase

to be much better than someone or something

knock spots off

phrasal verb

British to be much better than someone or something

leave someone/something standing

phrase

to be so much better than someone or something that they cannot possibly reach the same standard or level

outclass

verb

to be much better than someone or something else

outdistance

verb

to do something better, more quickly, or more successfully than someone or something else

outflank

verb

to get an advantage over someone, for example in business or politics

outperform

verb

to do something better than someone or something else

outsmart

verb

to gain an advantage over someone, especially by using a clever or dishonest trick

outstrip

verb

to go faster or do something better than someone else

outwit

verb

to gain an advantage over someone, especially by using a clever or dishonest trick

reign supreme

phrase

to be the best or the most important

rival

verb

to be as good as someone or something else

top

verb

to be better or more impressive than something else

tower

verb

to be much better, more famous, more important etc than other people or things of a similar kind


What does I want the best for you mean?

It means to wish the best option or advise for the other.

What is a synonym for your best interest at heart?

in one's best interests.
adroit..
advisable..
canny..
delicate..
diplomatic..
discreet..
expedient..

What does it mean to act in someone's best interest?

to act so as to benefit somebody.

What is the meaning of altruist?

/ˈæl.tru.ɪst/ a person who cares about others and helps them despite not gaining anything by doing this: Altruists have a strong desire to help other people. She was an altruist and idealist.