LOYALIST Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

loyalist

noun

ˈlȯi-ə-list

Definition of loyalist

as in patriot

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 loyalist 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 The passionate fans, especially the loyalists in his native Michigan, were getting too restless and noisy. — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Two Assad loyalists were also sentenced — one to death and the other to life in prison. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for loyalist

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patriot

Noun

The word ‘patriotic’ and ‘patriot’ really is offensive to me.

— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
For example, Scalia famously cast the deciding vote in 1989 to hold unconstitutional a law criminalizing burning the American flag despite being a big patriot and despising such activities.

— Brian Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

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