Synonyms for loyal
ˈlɔɪ əlloy·al

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1. loyaladjective

   Antonyms:
   disloyal, fickle

2. loyaladjective

   Antonyms:
   disloyal, fickle

3. loyaladjective

   Antonyms:
   disloyal, fickle

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1. loyal

   A person is faithful who will keep faith, whether with or without power to aid or serve; a person or thing is trusty that possesses such qualities as to justify the fullest confidence and dependence. We may speak of a faithful but feeble friend; we say a trusty agent, a trusty steed, a trusty sword.

   Synonyms:
   devoted, faithful, firm, incorruptible, stanch, sure, true, trustworthy, trusty, unwavering

   Antonyms:
   capricious, faithless, false, fickle, unfaithful, untrue, untrustworthy, wavering

   Preposition:
   Faithful in service; to duty; to comrade or commander; faithful among the faithless.

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1. loyal

   Synonyms:
   submissive, obedient, faithful, allegiant, true, constant

   Antonyms:
   insubmissive, insurgent, malcontent, rebellious, disobedient, unfaithful, unallegiant, untrue, inconstant, disaffected

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1. loyaladjective

   steadfast in allegiance or duty

   "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him"

   Synonyms:
   fast(a), firm, truehearted, patriotic

   Antonyms:
   seditious, subversive, rebellious, renegade, treasonous, unfaithful, insurgent, traitorous, faithless, mutinous, recreant, treasonable, disloyal

2. patriotic, loyaladjective

   inspired by love for your country

   Synonyms:
   fast(a), firm, truehearted, patriotic

   Antonyms:
   faithless, renegade, rebellious, unfaithful, subversive, recreant, disloyal, treasonous, traitorous, insurgent, treasonable, seditious, mutinous

3. firm, loyal, truehearted, fast(a)adjective

   unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause

   "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends"

   Antonyms:
   unfaithful, seditious, treasonable, treasonous, renegade, recreant, mutinous, insurgent, traitorous, disloyal, rebellious, faithless, subversive

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1. loyaladjective

   Synonyms:
   faithful, true, not perfidious, not treacherous

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1. loyaladjective

   Synonyms:
   true, constant, faithful, devoted, stanch, unwavering

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1. List of paraphrases for "loyal":

   faithful, fair, pro-, loyalist, ioyal, staunch, sincere, true, honest, trusty

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1. David Pepper:

   While Democrats champion vote by mail, we do think that for African American voters, some of our most loyal voters, African American voters, there's a clear history of not using it as much, one of the lessons for the fall has to be that we have to eliminate unnecessary hoops to get the ballot. A ballot should be sent to every registered voter. Postage should be prepaid. And there needs to be as much public education about the process as possible.

2. Steve Bitterman:

   Providing this service free is smart for everyone, they help me with ideas and they get a loyal client.

3. President Bush:

   In our hearts we know what matters. We can not hope only to leave our children a bigger car, a bigger bank account. We must hope to give them a sense of what it means to be a loyal friend ; a loving parent ; a citizen who leaves his home, his neighborhood, and town better than he found it.

4. B. C. Forbes:

   The person who renders loyal service in a humble capacity will be chosen for higher responsibilities, just as the biblical servant who multiplied the one pound given him by his master was made ruler over ten cities...

5. Michael Bilello:

   The public impression made by Cosby's continuous PR blunders, compounded by the parade of accusers giving detailed accounts, it's certainly created an image that I believe is beyond character endorsements by celebrity personalities, there are some loyal friends that, while you respect them standing by their man, (Cosby's) actions -- or inactions -- speak louder than their words.