loyalty

[loi-uhl-tee] / ˈlɔɪ əl ti /

NOUN

faithfulness, dependability

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adherence allegiance devotion faith fealty fidelity honesty honor integrity obedience patriotism reliability sincerity support tie trustworthiness

STRONG

ardor attachment bond conscientiousness constancy devotedness duty earnestness homage incorruptibility probity resolution scrupulousness single-mindedness singleness staunchness steadfastness subjection submission troth trueness trustiness truth truthfulness uprightness zeal

WEAK

inviolability trueheartedness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disgrace dishonesty dishonor disloyalty lying treachery

STRONG

faithlessness inconstancy indifference

WEAK

undependability unfaithfulness

Example Sentences

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"She had a warmth and loyalty that was rare, a heart that gave even when she had been hurt."

From BBC

Stay put rather than starting fresh somewhere where the people above you won’t have loyalty to you and those below you will resent you.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was funny, he was protective and he carried himself with a quiet strength and loyalty that made us so proud to call him our son.

From BBC

This, say his defenders, is the King putting to one side whatever family loyalty he may feel.

From BBC

Zhang’s arrest on Jan. 19 marked a stunning fall for a man whose political lineage and loyalty once made him the bedrock of the Chinese ruler’s military flank.

From The Wall Street Journal

loyalty

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