loyalty
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Synonyms & Antonyms for loyalty
Synonyms
adhesion, allegiance, attachment, commitment, constancy, dedication, devotedness, devotion, faith, faithfulness, fastness, fealty, fidelity, piety, steadfastness, troth
Antonyms
disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, inconstancy, infidelity, perfidiousness, perfidy, treachery, unfaithfulness
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Human connection is the principal driver, however, in this evocative portrait of male friendship and loyalty flowering in the rugged wilderness. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, "'First Cow': Film Review | Telluride 2019," 31 Aug. 2019 Her Fiona was the oldest sister and surrogate mother whose intense loyalty to her siblings undermined her need to find self-realization and pursue her ambitions. — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, "The greatest overlooked TV performances of the last 20 years," 30 Aug. 2019 Motivated by misconceived altruism or tribal loyalty to the Democratic Party, some of the 32 state legislatures (Washington, D.C.’s city council has no say in amending the Constitution) might vote to ratify an amendment ending the electoral college. — George F. Will, The Mercury News, "Will: Democrats may change their minds about the National Popular Vote," 29 Aug. 2019 Motivated by misconceived altruism or tribal loyalty to the Democratic Party, some of the 32 state legislatures (Washington, D.C.’s city council has no say in amending the Constitution) might vote to ratify an amendment ending the electoral college. — George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: Democrats may change their malleable minds about the National Popular Vote," 29 Aug. 2019 Recipients must be with the agency for at least 10 years and are selected based upon outstanding professional growth, program effectiveness, leadership ability, loyalty to work and community involvement. — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, "Flora receives highest award from TCAAA," 28 Aug. 2019 But, generally, brands need to build up some brand loyalty to do it. — Mike Murphy, Quartz, "Peloton’s IPO filing is a roundup of every risky tech startup trend," 28 Aug. 2019 Typically, business owners offer raises that recognize employee expertise, accomplishments and loyalty while keeping their pay scales roughly in line with those offered by other firms in their industries and geographic locations. — Tom Cooney And Crystal Faulkner, Cincinnati.com, "BusinessWise: Understand best practices when considering pay raises in your business," 26 Aug. 2019 By the end of the season, he's opted out of the system of loyalty that allowed his teammates to get away with their bad behavior. — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "Is Charlie Saint Of 13 Reasons Why Just Another Toxic Athlete?," 24 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'loyalty.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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