Synonyms of loyalists

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• patriots
• nationalists
• chauvinists
• compatriots
• jingoists
• countrymen
• superpatriots
• flag-wavers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• traitors
• collaborators
• spies
• deserters
• quislings
• betrayers
• renegades
• recreants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of loyalists

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

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