disloyal
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Definition of disloyal
: lacking in loyalty also : showing an absence of allegiance, devotion, obligation, faith, or support his disloyal refusal to help his friend
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Synonyms & Antonyms for disloyal
Synonyms
faithless, false, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, untrue
Antonyms
constant, dedicated, devoted, devout, faithful, fast, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, steady, true
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Examples of disloyal in a Sentence
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The chief one to watch will be the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, perhaps the most overtly disloyal member of the rancorous cabinet. — Stephen Castle, New York Times, "On Brexit, It’s Decision Time for Theresa May (and for Her Critics)," 4 July 2018 Why not turn this into a story about disloyal staffers who are undermining the President? — Chris Cillizza, CNN, "The Trump administration is trying to turn the McCain death joke into a 'leak' scandal," 14 May 2018 Says a small group of disloyal people have allowed controversy to overshadow narrative. — Amy S. Rosenberg, Philly.com, "Embattled Atlantic City mayor speaks out on $10,000 campaign check controversy," 3 Apr. 2018 Like LeBron, Durant was accused of being disloyal and lazy. — Nathaniel Friedman, GQ, "Kevin Durant Is in a Tricky Spot," 9 June 2018 Arrington has campaigned on Sanford being disloyal to Trump. — Eliza Collins, USA TODAY, "Donald Trump endorses Trump-critic and GOP Rep. Mark Sanford's primary opponent," 12 June 2018 Add in a little calcium hydroxide, and the disloyal potassium trades partners again. — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "Machines that suck CO₂ from the air might be cheaper than we thought," 7 June 2018 Workers who refuse requests from their bosses risk being perceived as disloyal and then punished. — Bloomberg.com, "The Newest Weapons Against Unions Are Employees," 2 Apr. 2018 Democrats could accuse Denham of folding under pressure from his own party, while Republicans might see his moves as disloyal. — Sarah D. Wire, latimes.com, "California GOP Rep. Jeff Denham says he has the votes to force party leaders to consider bills to protect 'Dreamers'," 12 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disloyal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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disloyal
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English Language Learners Definition of disloyal
: failing to support or be true to someone or something : not loyal or faithful to your friends, family, country, etc.
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Kids Definition of disloyal
: failing to support or be true disloyal friends
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