loyal
Always supporting and standing by a person, team or cause.
loyal in a sentence
- The loyal sheepdog stayed by the farmer's side through the whole snowstorm.
- Aisha is a loyal friend who always sticks up for you.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to loyal?
- Afalse
- Bfaithful
- Cdisloyal
- Dfaithless
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B: faithful. The other three mean the opposite of loyal.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to loyal?
- Atrue
- Bdisloyal
- Cdevoted
- Dfaithful
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B: disloyal. The other three mean nearly the same as loyal.
Words that mean something similar
faithful, devoted, true
Words that mean the opposite
disloyal, faithless, false
More words about character & personality
- malicious: Deliberately unkind and wanting to hurt others.
- mediocre: Not bad but not good either, just ordinary.
- meek: Quiet, gentle and not standing up for yourself.
- merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods, especially in large amounts.
- merciful: Kind and forgiving instead of punishing.
- meticulous: Very careful about every tiny detail.
- miserly: Mean with money and hating to spend it.
- modest: Not boasting about your talents or success.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test