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.

  •all (adjective)
  • loyal.
  •dependable (adjective)
  • carrying load,
  • more rocklike,
  • good as word,
  • most rocklike,
  • be counted on,
  • good as one word,
  • good as ones word,
  • steadfast.
  •faithful, dependable (adjective)
  • devoted,
  • dutiful,
  • trustworthy,
  • dyed-in-the-wool,
  • unswerving,
  • staunch,
  • firm,
  • true-blue,
  • unwavering,
  • trusty,
  • behind one,
  • believing,
  • constant,
  • true,
  • steady,
  • coming through,
  • attached,
  • on one's side.
  •fast (adjective)
  • wedged,
  • glued.
  •friendly (adjective)
  • peaceful,
  • buddy-buddy,
  • clubby,
  • well-disposed,
  • outgoing,
  • on good terms,
  • comradely,
  • peaceable,
  • fonder.
  •good (adjective)
  • well-founded,
  • uncontaminated,
  • Undecayed,
  • unhurt,
  • fit to eat,
  • unspoiled.
  •patriotic (adjective)
  • nationalistic,
  • statesmanlike,
  • jingoistic.
  •reliable (adjective)
  • predictable,
  • truehearted,
  • high-principled,
  • there,
  • certain,
  • True-hearted,
  • incorrupt,
  • conscientious,
  • faithful.
  •resolute (adjective)
  • intent,
  • valiant,
  • dead set on,
  • thorough,
  • persistent,
  • stubborn,
  • deliberate,
  • indomitable,
  • decided,
  • fearless,
  • stern,
  • bold,
  • serious,
  • headstrong,
  • steely,
  • persevering,
  • resolved,
  • tough,
  • tireless,
  • hearty,
  • diligent,
  • courageous,
  • earnest,
  • decisive,
  • strong-willed,
  • dauntless,
  • uncompromising,
  • spunky,
  • committed,
  • dedicated,
  • willing,
  • iron-willed,
  • inexorable,
  • unchangeable,
  • set,
  • unbending,
  • ruthless,
  • determined,
  • implacable,
  • unyielding,
  • indefatigable,
  • zealous,
  • intent upon,
  • tenacious,
  • strong-minded,
  • insistent,
  • unshakeable,
  • bullheaded,
  • unflinching,
  • plucky,
  • relentless,
  • dogged.
  •responsible (adjective)
  • self reliant,
  • selfreliant.
  •sound (adjective)
  • holding together,
  • holding up in wash,
  • hanging together,
  • proven,
  • all there,
  • received,
  • holding water,
  • standing up,
  • GOEST,
  • goer.
  •steady (adjective)
  • more serious minded,
  • un-swerving,
  • in-tensest,
  • most poised,
  • more poised,
  • in-tense,
  • most serious-minded,
  • more serious-minded,
  • un swerving,
  • most serious minded,
  • re-served,
  • seriousminded,
  • in-tenser,
  • in tense,
  • most seriousminded,
  • single minded,
  • serious minded,
  • in tenser,
  • re served,
  • more seriousminded,
  • selfpossessed.
  •tested (adjective)
  • more creditworthy,
  • most creditworthy,
  • most certified.
  •true-blue (adjective)
  • die hard,
  • in good faith,
  • true blue,
  • hardcore.
  •trusted (adjective)
  • trusted.
  •unfailing (adjective)
  • never-failing,
  • rock solid,
  • surefire.

• n.

  •
  • charge account,
  • charge card,
  • credit,
  • acquisition,
  • consumption,
  • caveat emptor,
  • brand loyalty,
  • conspicuous consumption,
  • comparison-shop,
  • account.
  •
  • continue,
  • trust.
  •brave (noun)
  • stalwart.
  •chauvinistic (noun)
  • chauvinistic.
  •doglike (noun)
  • doglike.
  •faithful (noun)
  • study at faithful.
  •hard core (noun)
  • hard core.
  •superpatriotic (noun)
  • superpatriotic.
  •ultranationalistic (noun)
  • ultranationalistic.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • revolutionary.
  •devoted
  • ardent.
  •fraternal
  • brotherly.

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

Loyal Sentence Examples:

• If he be loyal, then spare him ...

• Loyal disciples recovered the body and set sail with it for the Spanish coast.

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.