FAITHFULNESS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

faithfulness

noun

Definition of faithfulness

as in loyalty

adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty put the faithfulness of his disciples to the test

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Recent Examples of faithfulness And as a lamp lights up a dark room, our faithfulness to God brightens the path for others, including government officials, to be more faithful, too. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026 This calls for continuous automated evaluation of ranking quality, faithfulness, relevance and citation accuracy. — Sriram Bhargav Madhav, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 To be clear, the success of a good adaptation isn’t necessarily its faithfulness to the source material, but major deviations from the book are far from the only problems here. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 Wilson's translation, which took six years to complete, has been hailed for its vibrant language and faithfulness to the original Greek text. — Dave Davies, NPR, 29 July 2026 Bharathram thought maybe the assumption of unfaithfulness was wrong, so the group adapted Moody’s method to instead try to prove faithfulness. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 Son to father, servant to master, crew to captain, wife to husband − faithfulness is highly prized. — Jim Beckerman, USA Today, 16 July 2026 The delicate and fragrant violet is February's official birth month flower, symbolizing faithfulness and loyalty. — Jenny Krane, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026 That’s where most adaptations, for all their faithfulness, come up short. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for faithfulness

Noun

Her resistance ignites a conflict that exposes hidden secrets, shifting loyalties and traditions that have shaped the family for generations.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
In a personalist system, leadership prizes loyalty, China expert Minxin Pei told The Beijing Brief podcast, with the consequence that strong figures — potential successors — tend to get weeded out.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of loyalty

Noun

Certainly, the ancient Greeks appreciated symmetry and precision in their architecture; it’s even been hypothesized that this symmetry was considered divine and thus represented religious dedication to the space.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
This included the dedication of New York Square in Jerusalem alongside Mayor Teddy Kollek, himself a frequent visitor to NYC.

— Herbert Block, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of dedication

Noun

That said, the agreement appears to stop short of any concrete purchase commitment, and the two-month trade truce extension appears constrained compared to analysts’ pre-summit expectations of at least six months.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
For Circ, the agreement provides a commitment of future demand as the company works to build commercial-scale capacity.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of commitment

Noun

According to industry gossip at the time, the only reason George even released this single was his pure fanboy devotion.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
These people love something so much that their devotion mirrors the kind of energy normally reserved for higher stakes.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of devotion

Noun

The company relies on high-fidelity training simulators that replicate an infinite number of outcomes, such as system failures and peak-load scenarios, offline.

— Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Labor Day Headphones Deals Apple’s AirPods Max 2 deliver an exceptional combination of high-fidelity acoustics and pro-grade active noise cancellation.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

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