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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
It’s also a test, intentional or not: Just how loyal is the rest of the GOP?
What followed, she alleges, was months of retaliation by McMillion and those loyal to him.
He has also pledged to fire thousands of civil servants unless they pledge to be loyal to him, as well as scrub references to climate change from government documents.
We’re excited to explore new opportunities outside these four walls while continuing to build our classic dishes and bring some exciting new ones to our loyal clientele base.
"Trump is looking to surround himself with loyalists in his new administration, and there’s no one who’s been more loyal than Musk since he announced his endorsement for Trump," says Prof Gift.
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