DEVOUT Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words

devout

adjective

di-ˈvau̇t

Definition of devout

as in loyal

firm in one's allegiance to someone or something devout Red Sox fans never lost faith during the long World Series drought

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as in pious

showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue devout monks living a life of prayer and solitude

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Recent Examples of devout Over the decades, the principessa cake in particular has cultivated a devout — and fashionable — following. — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 Musk has his own army of devout followers, too, but the difference is that Musk is constantly miserable, alienating even some of his own followers with his extreme takes. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 22 July 2026 While Auguste and two of Damien’s older sisters, Eugenie and Pauline, were being prepared for religious service by devout Anne-Catherine, Frans wanted Jozef for the farm. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 The film unfolds in a devout fishing community on Malaysia’s East Coast, following two young lovers, Jani and Melur, whose plans for the future are upended by an unplanned pregnancy, poverty and addiction, pushing Jani toward the drug trade. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for devout

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Adjective

Because even influencers with relatively small followings have loyal audiences, brands also often pay them to talk about products.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
While this is never guaranteed, some banks might do this as a courtesy for otherwise good or loyal customers; simply reach out and ask.

— Ryley Amond, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of loyal

Adjective

Adenauer, De Gasperi, and Schuman were all devout Catholics, and Monnet, though not a religious man, was born into a pious Catholic family.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Philemon and Baucis, a pious Phrygian couple, hospitably received the disguised Zeus and Hermes after their richer neighbors had refused to do so.

— Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026

Definition of pious

Adjective

As Alice, Reynolds is the team’s staunchest protector even as Ted serves as head coach.

— Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Hoskins, a Republican and staunch supporter of the map, said that the Missouri Constitution does not expressly give voters the right to hold a referendum on congressional redistricting.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of staunch

Adjective

Daurawa said all the couples had undergone screening and counseling before the ceremony and that all religious and legal requirements had been fulfilled.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
The city today is excluded from hosting hundreds of religious, political, labor, sports and industry events each year due to lack of hotel beds.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of religious

Adjective

King Edward, who ruled from 1901 until his death in 1910, had a wire-haired fox terrier named Caesar, who was his steadfast companion.

— Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Musk remaind steadfast in his ambitious vision for the company, from orbital data centers to a fleet of humanoid robots that would enable large scale manufacturing on the surface of the Moon.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of steadfast

Adjective

These movies always run the risk of being overly reverent, and for better and worse, Johnson’s take on Bourdain’s formative years is not concerned with reverence.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
The Lost Boys gave us the chance to create something that feels reverent toward the film while still staking its own claim.

— Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of reverent

Adjective

What began as a more faithful attempt at recreating Shakespearean verse gradually evolved as the team tried to figure out how to make something that spoke to then-contemporary anxieties.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2026
Many thought that these books were unadaptable, but these movies have turned out wonderfully and are surprisingly faithful to the host work.

— Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of faithful

Adjective

Anchor Bay Bar & Grill in Biron, Wisconsin, draws a devoted crowd for their weekly fish fry, but the cost of food has come a challenge.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
But the consequence of this relentless churn of work has been a wild inconsistency in quality, leading to a cooling with even his most devoted viewing public.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2026

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