Synonyms for faithful
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Adjective
1. Loyal — loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause
loyal, true, conscientious, trusty, accurate, close, sincere, staunch, stanch US, devoted, fast, consistent, firm, trustworthy, dependable, unwavering, truthful, sure, constant, reliable, unquestioning, nice, upright
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- adj. 1
Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
My dog is very faithful: he doesn't like to be petted by anybody else.
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A person is faithful who will keep faith, whether with or without power to aid or serve; a person or thing is trusty that possesses such qualities as to justify the fullest confidence and dependence. We may speak of a faithful but feeble friend; we say a trusty agent, a trusty steed, a trusty sword.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- loyal One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.
- sincere Tom told Mary that he thought John wasn't sincere.
- conscientious Tom and Mary are quite conscientious, aren't they?
- trusty It is a fine thing, whoever has a trusty tongue.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| faithful | rising | |
| loyal | rising | |
| sincere | falling | |
| conscientious | falling | |
| trusty | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- sure1, true1, nice1, fast1, firm1
- 5 letters
- close1, loyal2
- 6 letters
- trusty2, stanch1
- 7 letters
- devoted3, sincere2, upright2, staunch1
- 8 letters
- accurate3, constant2, attached2, reliable4, truthful2
- 10 letters
- consistent3, dependable4, unwavering4
- 11 letters
- trustworthy3
- 13 letters
- conscientious4, unquestioning4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (loyal2 = 2 syllables).