loyalties
Where devotion lies
Loyalties is the plural of loyalty—the commitments and allegiances a person holds.
The plural form emphasizes that people often have multiple, sometimes competing obligations: His loyalties were divided between family and career.
Questions about where loyalties lie probe which allegiance takes priority: Where do your loyalties lie?
Separated into portions
- splitSeparation into parts
- tornPulled into pieces
- competingContending for victory
- conflictingIncompatible with each other
dual · shifting · wavering · questionable · suspect · tested · strained · betrayed
Devoted loyalty maintained
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
trustworthiness · fidelity · true · constant · sincere · genuine · authentic · proven
Pledged devotion to authority
- oathFormal binding promise
- pledgeBinding promise given
- homageExpression of deep respect
- vassalageSubordination to a lord
troth · sworn · liege · sovereign · monarch · subject · banner · clan
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
attachment · bond · ardor · fervor · zeal · unwavering · unswerving · wholehearted
Cloth symbol or signal
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- homelandOne's native land
- nationSovereign political entity
- countrySovereign state or territory
citizenship · veteran · nationalism · independence · freedom · liberty · constitution · civic
Kinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
unity · union · coalition · collective · mutual · shared · common cause · support
divided
Separated into portions
conflicting · dual · shifting · wavering · questionable · suspect · tested · strained · betrayed · misplaced
faithfulness
Devoted loyalty maintained
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
honesty · trustworthiness · fidelity · true · constant · sincere · genuine · authentic · proven · tested
fealty
Pledged devotion to authority
vassalage · troth · sworn · liege · sovereign · monarch · subject · banner · clan · faction
dedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
constancy · attachment · bond · ardor · fervor · zeal · unwavering · unswerving · wholehearted · passionate
flag
Cloth symbol or signal
country · citizenship · veteran · nationalism · independence · freedom · liberty · constitution · civic · service
brotherhood
Kinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
fellowship · unity · union · coalition · collective · mutual · shared · common cause · support · stand together
- tribalismtribalism, in-group, out-group, outgroup, ingroup
- character traitspersonality, virtue, temperament, honor, disposition
loyaltiesbetrayals
Breaches of loyalty
treacheries · disloyalties · treasons · infidelities · perfidies
loyaltiesdetachments
Troops assigned apart
alienations · estrangements · indifference · apathy · disengagements
loyaltiesfickleness
Lack of steadfast devotion
waverings · vacillations · indifferences · detachments · ambivalences
- divided loyaltiesAllegiance to opposing sides
- split loyalties