be, feel, look, seem, sound
become
hold, remain, stay
Inflation seems to be holding steady.

hold sb/sth, keep sb/sth
Hold the ladder steady!

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
absolutely, perfectly, quite, rock
His gaze was rock steady.

not quite
She opened the letter with hands that were not quite steady.

be, seem
become
hold, remain
Share prices have held steady over the last few days.

remarkably, very
fairly, relatively

Steady is used with these nouns:
accumulation, advance, aim, barrage, beat, boyfriend, breathing, build-up, climb, decline, decrease, demand, deterioration, downpour, drip, drizzle, drone, drop, employment, erosion, expansion, fall, flow, gain, gallop, gaze, girlfriend, glow, growth, hand, heartbeat, hum, improvement, income, increase, influx, job, look, march, market, motion, nerve, output, pace, partner, procession, profit, progress, progression, pulse, rain, rate, recovery, reduction, relationship, rhythm, rise, slide, speed, stream, supply, temperature, throb, tread, trend, trickle, voice, work, worker