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loyal
[ loi-uhl ]
adjective
- faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state:
a loyal subject.
Synonyms: patriotic
Antonyms: treacherous, faithless, disloyal, treasonous, traitorous
- faithful to one's oath, commitments, or obligations:
to be loyal to a vow.
- faithful to any leader, party, or cause, or to any person or thing conceived as deserving fidelity:
a loyal friend.
- characterized by or showing faithfulness to commitments, vows, allegiance, obligations, etc.:
loyal conduct.
loyal
/ ˈlɔɪəl /
adjective
- having or showing continuing allegiance
- faithful to one's country, government, etc
- of or expressing loyalty
Derived Forms
- ˈloyally, adverb
- ˈloyalness, noun
Other Words From
- loyal·ly adverb
- loyal·ness noun
- non·loyal adjective
- non·loyal·ly adverb
- over·loyal adjective
- over·loyal·ly adverb
- quasi-loyal adjective
- quasi-loyal·ly adverb
- super·loyal adjective
- super·loyal·ly adverb
- un·loyal adjective
- un·loyal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of loyal1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"My reaction really is one of alarm," he said, describing Patel as "one of Trump's henchmen from the very beginning, one of the most loyal of all of the loyalists in the small circle."
And Kash Patel is a loyal true believer with a readiness to do whatever it takes to get it done and get revenge.
“This is a case of demonstrated incompetence. … She was obviously selected solely because she’s loyal to Trump.”
They said the decision had been made with "great sadness" and thanked loyal customers of the store, which had traded since 1908.
The players didn’t mesh on the field, the front office was dysfunctional and the team’s most loyal fans had begun to boycott home games.
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