INDEX:
1. loyal
2. loyal behaviour
3. not loyal
4. disloyal behaviour
RELATED WORDS
faithful to someone you have a sexual relationship with : ↑ SEX
not faithful to someone you have a sexual relationship with : ↑ SEX
see also
↑ TRUST/NOT TRUST
↑ BETRAY
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1. loyal
▷ loyal /ˈlɔɪəl/ [adjective]
someone who is loyal can be trusted to always give help or support to their friends, their country, their political party etc :
▪ Many of the party’s loyal supporters have begun to question his leadership.
▪ She has been a good and loyal friend to me.
loyal to
▪ The army remained loyal to the president.
▷ faithful /ˈfeɪθf ə l/ [adjective]
someone who is faithful continues to support or serve someone for a long time :
▪ The band still has a large number of faithful followers.
▪ The majority of Mark’s supporters remained faithful throughout the crisis.
▪ His faithful dog Hachiko waited for him.
faithful to
▪ Many older people still remain faithful to the party.
▷ devoted /dɪˈvəʊtɪd, dɪˈvəʊtəd/ [adjective]
devoted follower/friend/husband etc
a follower, friend etc who is very loyal to a person because they care deeply about them or because they enjoy or support what they do :
▪ He described Mr Edwards as ‘a good man and a devoted husband.’
▪ Thousands of devoted fans waited in the rain for the group to arrive.
▷ staunch /stɔːntʃǁstɔːntʃ, stɑːntʃ/ [adjective usually before noun]
staunch supporter/ally/friend etc
someone who continues to be a strong supporter or a good friend in spite of problems or difficulties :
▪ The US has been a staunch ally of ours for many years now.
▪ He has been a staunch supporter of the Liberal Party for over thirty years.
▷ stand by/stick by /ˈstænd baɪ, ˈstɪk baɪ/ [transitive phrasal verb]
to give support to a friend or country that is in difficulty :
▪ I was lucky that my family all stuck by me when I was in prison.
▪ She said she would stand by him whatever happened.
▪ They were supposed to be our allies but they didn’t stand by us when war broke out.
▷ be true to /biː ˈtruː tuː/ [verb phrase]
to be loyal to someone, especially a close friend or someone you love - used especially in stories :
▪ You’ve been true to me all these years. How can I reward you?
▪ They would remain true to their old friend no matter what happened.
2. loyal behaviour
▷ loyalty /ˈlɔɪəlti/ [countable/uncountable noun]
loyal behaviour :
▪ I would like to thank you all for your loyalty.
loyalty to
▪ He acted out of loyalty to his friends.
your loyalty lies with somebody
you should show loyalty to them
▪ Your loyalty lies first and foremost with your family.
unswerving loyalty
unchanging loyalty
▪ Dalton showed unswerving loyalty to his employer throughout the trial.
divided loyalties
feelings of loyalty to two different groups
▪ The war has created divided loyalties in many families, setting brother against brother and father against son.
▷ devotion /dɪˈvəʊʃ ə n/ [uncountable noun]
loyalty to someone you have strong feelings of admiration, respect etc for :
devotion to
▪ Her life was one of hard work and devotion to her family.
unfailing/unswerving devotion
unchanging devotion
▪ She cared for her stepmother with unfailing devotion throughout her long illness.
▷ allegiance /əˈliːdʒ ə ns/ [uncountable noun] formal
loyalty to a leader, organization, or country, especially when someone says publicly that they will be loyal :
▪ Their allegiance is still to the Queen.
proclaim/pledge your allegiance to
▪ Opposition leaders have proclaimed their allegiance to the new government.
▷ solidarity /ˌsɒlɪˈdærəti, ˌsɒləˈdærətiǁˌsɑː-/ [uncountable noun]
loyalty between different social or political groups or between all the people in a group, because they all have a shared purpose and need to work together to succeed :
show/express solidarity
▪ Women all over the world have been demonstrating to show their solidarity.
solidarity among
▪ Solidarity among black people in South Africa is essential if progress is to be made.
solidarity with
▪ Other health professionals were quick to express their solidarity with nurses.
3. not loyal
▷ disloyal /dɪsˈlɔɪəl/ [adjective]
not loyal to your friends, your country, or the group you belong to :
▪ Government MPs who voted against the bill were accused of being disloyal.
▪ She felt disloyal and ashamed of herself.
disloyal to
▪ He didn’t want to be disloyal to his employer.
▷ treacherous /ˈtretʃərəs/ [adjective]
someone who is treacherous is extremely disloyal and cannot be trusted because they secretly intend to harm other people in order to get advantages for themselves :
▪ He knew he had been betrayed by a scheming and treacherous woman.
4. disloyal behaviour
▷ disloyalty /dɪsˈlɔɪəlti/ [uncountable noun]
when someone behaves in a way that is not loyal to their friends, country, or the group they belong to :
▪ Other party members accused Simpson of disloyalty.
disloyalty to
▪ I knew they all hated me for my disloyalty to the family.