Definition for Loyal:

• loi'al, adj. faithful to one's sovereign: obedient: true to a lover.-- n. LOY'ALIST, a loyal adherent of his sovereign, esp. in English history, a partisan of the Stuarts: in the American war, one that sided with the British troops.-- adv. LOY'ALLY.-- n. LOY'ALTY. [ Fr.,-- L. legalis-- lex, legis, law.]

Synonyms for Loyal:

• adj.

  •faithful, dependable (adjective)
  • behind one,
  • dyed-in-the-wool,
  • unswerving,
  • believing,
  • constant,
  • on one's side,
  • trusty,
  • true,
  • staunch,
  • attached,
  • steady,
  • trustworthy,
  • coming through,
  • unwavering,
  • dutiful,
  • true-blue,
  • firm,
  • devoted,
  • steadfast.
  •liege (adjective)
  • liege.
  •loving (adjective)
  • doting.
  •obedient (adjective)
  • compliant,
  • acquiescent,
  • meek,
  • submissive,
  • servile.
  •reliable (adjective)
  • certain,
  • conscientious.
  •resolute (adjective)
  • hearty,
  • intent,
  • implacable,
  • committed,
  • valiant,
  • iron-willed,
  • earnest,
  • unchangeable,
  • diligent,
  • unyielding,
  • relentless,
  • serious,
  • steely,
  • stern,
  • insistent,
  • fearless,
  • bullheaded,
  • persevering,
  • deliberate,
  • unbending,
  • tough,
  • resolved,
  • stubborn,
  • dauntless,
  • zealous,
  • spunky,
  • uncompromising,
  • headstrong,
  • bold,
  • unflinching,
  • tireless,
  • dedicated,
  • indomitable,
  • thorough,
  • strong-minded,
  • plucky,
  • unshakeable,
  • inexorable,
  • persistent,
  • dogged,
  • decided,
  • indefatigable,
  • courageous,
  • determined,
  • willing,
  • decisive,
  • strong-willed,
  • ruthless,
  • set,
  • tenacious.

• n.

  •
  • trust.
  •loyal (noun)
  • hardcore,
  • chauvinistic,
  • solid,
  • truehearted,
  • superpatriotic,
  • leal,
  • jingoistic,
  • ultranationalistic,
  • doglike,
  • nationalistic,
  • faithful.

• Other synonyms:

  •devoted
  • ardent.
  •fraternal
  • brotherly.
  •loyal
  • diehard,
  • partisan,
  • stalwart,
  • faithfully.
  •Other relevant words:
  • afire,
  • dissipated,
  • close,
  • naturally,
  • observant,
  • quick,
  • burning,
  • complying,
  • bosom,
  • unflagging,
  • pure,
  • extinguish,
  • crisp,
  • sincere,
  • red hot,
  • generous,
  • immutable,
  • debauched,
  • tie up,
  • obstinate,
  • enthusiastic,
  • get,
  • bolted,
  • honourable,
  • adoration,
  • punctilious,
  • pertinacious,
  • amiable,
  • degraded,
  • manifestly,
  • undiscouraged,
  • undaunted,
  • gain,
  • heated,
  • upright,
  • hot-blooded,
  • associate,
  • industrious,
  • unshaken,
  • check,
  • intent on,
  • enduring,
  • settled,
  • justly,
  • attach,
  • preoccupied,
  • accurately,
  • ethical,
  • deep-rooted,
  • accurate,
  • degenerate,
  • fasten,
  • locked,
  • stanch,
  • punctual,
  • obtain,
  • literal,
  • intense,
  • truthfully,
  • scrupulously,
  • immobile,
  • flag waving,
  • uphold,
  • dissolute,
  • dear,
  • honestly,
  • fix,
  • valued,
  • consistent,
  • bind,
  • predictable,
  • frankly,
  • become,
  • sedulous,
  • append,
  • catch,
  • fiery,
  • patient,
  • agree,
  • colorfast,
  • add,
  • dedication,
  • moderately,
  • chivalrous,
  • consecration,
  • inalterable,
  • never-tiring,
  • inflexible,
  • adhere,
  • conscientiously,
  • view,
  • trustable,
  • virtuous,
  • sustain,
  • real,
  • stable,
  • fervent,
  • latched,
  • integrity,
  • inveterate,
  • confine,
  • cleave,
  • actual,
  • spirited,
  • undeviating,
  • under control,
  • fond,
  • decent,
  • riotous,
  • neighbourly,
  • hot,
  • yeoman,
  • confirmed,
  • single-minded,
  • long-standing,
  • on fire,
  • impassioned,
  • heartiness,
  • Yeomanly,
  • magnanimous,
  • flinty,
  • honorable,
  • tried and true,
  • uninterrupted,
  • devout,
  • purely,
  • unite,
  • honest,
  • warm,
  • openly,
  • workmanlike,
  • meticulous,
  • permanent,
  • truly,
  • abandoned,
  • immovable,
  • sot,
  • respectful,
  • truthful,
  • sit,
  • plodding,
  • correctly,
  • fraternal,
  • unrelenting,
  • acquire,
  • straightforwardly,
  • established,
  • principled,
  • earnestness,
  • amicable,
  • candor,
  • profligate,
  • sturdy,
  • fairly,
  • closest,
  • useful,
  • cordial,
  • really,
  • ingenuously,
  • particular,
  • unconquerable,
  • Unintermitting,
  • unshakable,
  • candidly,
  • restrain,
  • supposition,
  • lasting,
  • sleepless,
  • cordially,
  • plainly,
  • unfaltering,
  • invincible,
  • conforming,
  • great,
  • clearly,
  • special,
  • esteemed,
  • vehement,
  • affectionate,
  • genuinely,
  • strong,
  • passionate,
  • attain,
  • straightforward,
  • rapt,
  • best,
  • righteous,
  • tender,
  • retain,
  • continuing,
  • flaming,
  • crunchy,
  • apparently,
  • unwearied,
  • publicly,
  • moral,
  • unabating,
  • unwearying,
  • fervid,
  • mindful,
  • loyalist,
  • Plugging,
  • exact,
  • law-abiding,
  • intimate,
  • Weariless,
  • hard core,
  • regardful,
  • unflappable,
  • dearest,
  • evidently,
  • unshrinking,
  • commitment,
  • obviously,
  • detain,
  • fixed,
  • rightly,
  • coalesce,
  • unremitting,
  • slogging,
  • Undrooping,
  • barred,
  • True-hearted,
  • in earnest,
  • noble,
  • accede,
  • oblige,
  • genuine,
  • trusted,
  • unbendable,
  • belief,
  • uprightly,
  • untiring,
  • kind,
  • scrupulous,
  • piety,
  • Perseverant,
  • Unrelaxing,
  • enter,
  • loyally,
  • assiduous,
  • active,
  • sincerely,
  • distinctly,
  • down-the-line,
  • white-hot,
  • caring,
  • perfervid,
  • devoutness,
  • persisting,
  • practicing,
  • unsleeping,
  • self-sacrificing,
  • feeling.

Paraphrases for Loyal:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    faithful.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    loyalist.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    ioyal, sincere, steadfast, pro-government, true, die-hard, committed, trusty, straightforward, supporting, accurate.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    staunch, pro-, dedicated, honest, devoted.

Antonyms for Loyal:

• adj.

  • all
    disloyal.
  • faithful, dependable
    undependable, unfaithful, unreliable, disloyal, untrustworthy, faithless.
  • Other antonyms:
    hesitant, faltering, uncertain, irresponsible, apathetic, dubious, irresolute, unreliable, wavering, dispassionate, mutinous, undependable, uninterested, vacillating, capricious, untrustworthy, shaky.

Homophones for Loyal:

• leo, Leo Iii, laelia, lulu, loyally, lulli, lolly, loll, lie, lowly, leeway, lei, lille, Loyall, liao, lah, leu, lye, leal, lillie, lowell, lily, lieu, lay, lyly, liii, lie low, loewe, loo, low, lao, lee, loyola, lea, loewi, lolo, lauhala, lu, lii, lay away, le, lally, li, la, lwei, lahu, law, lilo, Leo I, lull, luo, layia, ley, lh, lully, luyia, L.