faithful
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- loyal, constant, dependable, devoted, reliable, staunch, steadfast, true, trusty
- accurate, close, exact, precise, strict, true

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Antonyms: faithless
Contrasted words: disloyal, false, perfidious, traitorous, treacherous, fickle, inconstant, unstable
Related Idioms: at one with, on all fours with
Related Words: dependable, reliable, tried, trustworthy, affectionate, devoted, loving, dyed-in-the-wool

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English Thesaurus: faithful, loyal, devoted, staunch, steadfast, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. faith‧ful¹ /ˈfeɪθfəl/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: faith, faithfulness ≠ unfaithfulness, faithful, faithlessness; adjective: faithful ≠ unfaithful, faithless; adverb: faithfully ≠ unfaithfully]

1. [usually before noun] remaining loyal to a particular person, belief, political party etc and continuing to support them:
a faithful friend
years of faithful service to the company
our faithful family dog, Bogey
a faithful member of the church
faithful to
He remained faithful to his principles to the last.

2. [usually before noun] representing an event or an image in a way that is exactly true or that looks exactly the same Synonym : exact:
a faithful account of what had happened
a faithful reproduction of the original picture

3. if you are faithful to your wife, boyfriend etc, you do not have a sexual relationship with anyone else
faithful to
Do you think Bob’s always been faithful to you?

4. [only before noun] able to be trusted or depended on Synonym : reliable:
my faithful old Toyota
—faithfulness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. faithful² noun
[Word Family: noun: faith, faithfulness ≠ unfaithfulness, faithful, faithlessness; adjective: faithful ≠ unfaithful, faithless; adverb: faithfully ≠ unfaithfully]

1. the faithful [plural]
a) the people who are very loyal to a leader, political party etc and continue to support them:
Hess still has the support of the party faithful.
b) the people who believe in a religion:
church bells calling the faithful to evening prayer

2. [countable] a loyal follower, supporter, or member:
A handful of old faithfuls came to the meeting.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

faithful
adj.
I. loyal
VERBS be | remain, stay soldiers who stayed faithful to the king
ADV. extremely, very He has been a very faithful friend to me.
absolutely, entirely, utterly
PREP. to He had remained entirely faithful to his wife.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

faithful
II. accurate
VERBS be
ADV. remarkably, very | fairly, quite
PREP. to The film is quite faithful to the original novel.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

faithful continuing to support a person, party, belief etc for a long time:
his long and faithful service to the party
his faithful servant
He remained faithful to his fatherland right to the end.
She was one of the party’s most faithful and hardworking members.
loyal supporting a particular person, party, set of beliefs, etc – used especially about someone you can can trust and depend on to support you:
a loyal friend
loyal party members
The women have remained loyal to the goals of the Communist Party.
I am not blindly loyal. If I see something that I think is a mistake which could be handled better, I will say so.
devoted strongly supporting someone or something because you admire them, love them, or enjoy what they do:
the author’s devoted fans
her devoted husband
staunch [only before noun] a staunch supporter, defender, or ally is very loyal, in spite of problems or difficulties:
He is a staunch supporter of the president.
a staunch defender of civil liberties
the US’s staunchest ally
steadfast [usually before noun] a steadfast friend or supporter is very loyal. Also used about someone’s support or service:
Lewis was a generous and steadfast friend.
the steadfast support of America's allies
The Queen has set a shining example of steadfast service to her country.
true faithful and loyal to someone, or to your beliefs, principles etc, even if there are problems:
In times like these you find out who your true friends are.
He remained true to his socialist priniciples.
She promised that she would always be true to him.
patriotic feeling a lot of love and respect for your country:
Americans are very patriotric.
His speech was full of patriotic rhetoric.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

trustworthy especially written if someone is trustworthy, you can trust them because they are honest:
Many people do not see politicians as trustworthy.
reliable someone who is reliable can be trusted to do what they say they will do and not make any mistakes:
a reliable employee
We need someone who is 100% reliable.
responsible someone who is responsible can be trusted to behave in a sensible way:
Sam’s a good babysitter – he’s responsible and the kids like him.
a responsible adult
dependable someone who is dependable can be trusted to do what you need or expect:
Britain is our most dependable ally.
steady someone who is steady is sensible and you can depend on them:
He’s only sixteen, but he’s steady and reliable.
loyal someone who is loyal can be trusted to always give help or support to their friends, their country, their political party etc:
She is fiercely loyal to her family.
He is one of the party’s most loyal supporters.
faithful someone who is faithful stays loyal to a person, belief, political party etc, and continues to support them, even in difficult situations:
Daniel had been a faithful friend.
a faithful member of the Communist Party
can rely/depend on somebody if you can rely or depend on someone, you can be sure that they will do what you want or need them to do:
Don’t worry about a thing – you can depend on me.
Patients rely on doctors to help them make the right decisions about their health care.
reliable/dependable able to be trusted to do what you want, or to be accurate:
The Boeing is a very reliable plane.
a dependable supply of oil
reliable economic forecasts
How can we be sure that his evidence is reliable?
can rely/depend on something if you can rely or depend on something, you can be sure that they will do what you want or need them to do:
I need a car that I can rely on in all weathers.

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