loyal
Americanadjective
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faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state.
a loyal subject.
- Synonyms:
- patriotic
- Antonyms:
- treacherous , faithless , disloyal , treasonous , traitorous
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faithful to one's oath, commitments, or obligations.
to be loyal to a vow.
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faithful to any leader, party, or cause, or to any person or thing conceived as deserving fidelity.
a loyal friend.
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characterized by or showing faithfulness to commitments, vows, allegiance, obligations, etc..
loyal conduct.
adjective
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having or showing continuing allegiance
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faithful to one's country, government, etc
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of or expressing loyalty
Related Words
See faithful.
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
Etymology
Origin of loyal
First recorded in 1525–35; from Middle French, Old French loial, lei(a)l, from Latin lēgālis legal
Example Sentences
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It’s unfortunate that the final season seems more of a chore than a holiday treat for loyal viewers, but by this point, “Stranger Things” appears bulletproof, regardless of quality.
From MarketWatch
Breeds with higher wolf ancestry were more often described as "suspicious of strangers," "independent," "dignified," "alert," "loyal," "reserved," and "territorial."
From Science Daily
"Our away ticket allocations are always massively over-subscribed so we have a duty to ensure that tickets are ending up where they are supposed to - with our most loyal fans."
From BBC
There is no centrally organised leadership - each gang, often drawn from one family or a specific community, tends to be loyal to its own leader.
From BBC
The 63-year-old strongman doesn’t believe he will get lasting amnesty, analysts said, feeling only safe among the cadre of loyal military men with whom he has spent a decade surrounding himself.
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