LOYALISTS Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

loyalists

noun

plural of loyalist

as in patriots

a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies die-hard loyalists engaging in espionage against the revolutionaries

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Recent Examples of loyalists Don’t tell that to the MAGA loyalists gathered in Dalton for his rally. — AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Their backing attracted hordes of counterrevolutionaries and Mubarak loyalists. — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 Footwear loyalists have an emotional connection to their athletic shoe brands, according to a new white paper from CivicScience. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 Chief Executive Bob Chapek knows his reputation among Disney fans, especially Disneyland loyalists. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 In other countries that have recently experienced democratic backsliding, such as Turkey and Hungary, installing loyalists in the judiciary and in government agencies has played a key role in helping autocrats consolidate power. — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Even a few Republican loyalists have recoiled at the extravagant pageantry, seemingly designed to flatter Xi and awe a domestic audience, although the absence of TV cameras at the Rose Garden ceremony undermined that low-ambition objective. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2026 President Emmanuel Macron has installed a series of unpopular centrist loyalists as prime minister across his nine years in power. — Jenni Reid,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 Two Assad loyalists were also sentenced -- one to death and the other to life in prison. — Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

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patriots

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True Christians honor Christ’s teachings, as patriots honor America’s founding documents and the egalitarian, expansive spirit with which they were written.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Traditionally used to damage a ship’s rigging and destroy masts, in this instance it was used by the patriots as an antipersonnel weapon, with devastating effect.

— Jennifer Janofsky, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026

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