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loyal
[loi-uhl]
adjective
faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state.
a loyal subject.
Synonyms: patrioticfaithful 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
Other Word Forms
- loyally adverb
- loyalness noun
- nonloyal adjective
- nonloyally adverb
- overloyal adjective
- overloyally adverb
- quasi-loyal adjective
- quasi-loyally adverb
- superloyal adjective
- superloyally adverb
- unloyal adjective
- unloyally adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of loyal1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Mainstream truck buyers historically loyal to GM and Ford weren’t sold.
Right on cue, military officers loyal to Khrushchev charged in, shouting, “Hands up!”
A few thousand loyal followers keep tabs on Rinaudo’s work and performances via Facebook or through his Silent Cinema Society blog posts and newsletter.
It’s about how loyal Democrats are to the failing way of doing business that dominates party leadership right now.
Results dictate, despite executive chairman Jeff Shi's willingness to be loyal, and they are now cut adrift at the foot of the table with little to suggest there would be a dramatic upturn in form.
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