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Antonyms for loyalty
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : loi-uhl-tee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɔɪ əl ti |
Definition of loyalty
Origin :- c.1400, from Old French loialté, leauté "loyalty, fidelity; legitimacy; honesty; good quality" (Modern French loyauté), from loial (see loyal). Earlier leaute (mid-13c.), from the older French form. Loyalty oath first attested 1852.
- noun faithfulness, dependability
- So we decided to give our Loyalheart a loyalty token, and here it is.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- Like Hamlet, too, this Richard is quick to suspect even his friends' loyalty.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- There was nothing forced nor feigned in these testimonials of loyalty to George the Second.
- Extract from : « Old News » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The khan asserted his loyalty and that of his neighbour the Khan of Jar.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- It was they who first questioned the petals of flowers for their lovers' loyalty.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- What a grand thing a boy's heart is, when you capture its loyalty and its affection!
- Extract from : « The Comrade In White » by W. H. Leathem
- Pee-wee's loyalty was so staunch that he did not even consider the things his aunt had said.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- A legion of hirelings were zealous to show their servility and loyalty to their lords.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
- But General Washington soon had cause to doubt his loyalty, and he was watched.
- Extract from : « Ponteach » by Robert Rogers
- As to their morality, it is on a level with their religion and loyalty.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete » by Lewis Goldsmith
Synonyms for loyalty
- adherence
- allegiance
- ardor
- attachment
- bond
- conscientiousness
- constancy
- devotedness
- devotion
- duty
- earnestness
- faith
- fealty
- fidelity
- homage
- honesty
- honor
- incorruptibility
- integrity
- inviolability
- obedience
- patriotism
- probity
- reliability
- resolution
- scrupulousness
- sincerity
- single-mindedness
- singleness
- staunchness
- steadfastness
- subjection
- submission
- support
- tie
- troth
- trueheartedness
- trueness
- trustiness
- trustworthiness
- truth
- truthfulness
- uprightness
- zeal
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