loyal
faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state: a loyal subject.
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.
Origin of loyal
1synonym study For loyal
Other words for loyal
Opposites for loyal
Other words from loyal
- loy·al·ly, adverb
- loy·al·ness, noun
- non·loy·al, adjective
- non·loy·al·ly, adverb
- o·ver·loy·al, adjective
- o·ver·loy·al·ly, adverb
- quasi-loyal, adjective
- qua·si-loy·al·ly, adverb
- su·per·loy·al, adjective
- su·per·loy·al·ly, adverb
- un·loy·al, adjective
- un·loy·al·ly, adverb
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How to use loyal in a sentence
Influencers are the social media users that have a robust loyal audience that often shares the same interests.
How social media influence 71% consumer buying decisions | Aleh Barysevich | November 20, 2020 | Search Engine WatchAmazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos has positioned Prime, Amazon’s paid membership program, at the center of the company’s efforts to create loyal customers.
Amazon Pharmacy is live: Shoppers can now order prescriptions directly through the tech giant | Rachel Schallom | November 17, 2020 | FortuneThat is why we would like you, loyal Digiday reader, to join our research panel.
Join Digiday’s research panel to earn perks that will help you at your job | Max Willens | November 16, 2020 | DigidayToday, it sits alongside “Destiny 2” as one of the few games of this kind with a healthy, loyal community.
‘Godfall’ impressions: A solid, sometimes boring adventure | Gene Park | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostThe offensive follows accusations by Ahmed’s government that forces loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, the ruling party in Tigray, attacked a military base.
Ethiopia’s troubled history explains why all-out civil war is possible | Heike I Schmidt | November 10, 2020 | Quartz
And see you, with the Scots cut away and the Emperor unloyal, the teeth of Francis are drawn.
The Fifth Queen Crowned | Ford Madox FordPerhaps at this very moment she was degraded, insulted in her womanhood by a man who was secretly unloyal to her.
The Mask | Arthur HornblowThey repeatedly referred to the fact that God could cast them off if they were unloyal to him.
The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X) | Various
British Dictionary definitions for loyal
/ (ˈlɔɪəl) /
having or showing continuing allegiance
faithful to one's country, government, etc
of or expressing loyalty
Origin of loyal
1Derived forms of loyal
- loyally, adverb
- loyalness, noun
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