Loyally
What it means
With steady allegiance, support, or faithfulness.
Reach for it when describing continued commitment to a person, group, principle, or duty
The volunteers loyally maintained the refuge through five difficult winters.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
Fits when informal emphatic loyalty suits the voice
Careful True-blue is an adjective and too colloquial for formal writing.
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warm
Fits when affection and wholehearted commitment are evident
Careful Devotedly is stronger and more intimate than loyally.
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warm
Fits when reliable adherence to a promise or relationship is central
Careful Faithfully can mean accurately and does not always involve allegiance.
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professional
Fits when dependable performance is the supportable claim
Careful Reliably lacks allegiance and can describe machinery.
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formal
Fits when obligation is fulfilled consistently
Careful Dutifully can sound reluctant or rule-bound rather than loyal.
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literary
Fits when support holds firm under pressure
Careful Steadfastly emphasizes resolve more than the relationship receiving loyalty.
Opposites 3
- disloyally
- treacherously
- inconstantly
Common phrases 3
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serve loyally
She continued to serve loyally while raising difficult questions.
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stand loyally
Friends stand loyally beside him during the false accusation.
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loyally support
Readers loyally support the journal that reports corrections openly.
Word family 1
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated