STAUNCHNESS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

staunchness

noun

Definition of staunchness

as in loyalty

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Noun

But without independent oversight into such decisions, oversight that Syria has yet to establish, centralization could also revive the Assad-era practice of offering economic access as a reward for political loyalty.

— Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
The Basij run a nationwide network of volunteers who maintain a presence in the streets, government offices and cultural centers, seeking to ensure loyalty and ideological purity for Iran’s theocracy.

— Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of loyalty

Noun

But when al-Baghdadi announced in April 2013 that the Nusra Front would be folded into the Islamic State group, al-Sharaa refused and pledged allegiance to al-Qaida’s Ayman al-Zawahiri instead.

— Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Many New Yorkers who remained behind British lines during the war were not supporters of the Revolution, but in naming their son after George Washington, the Irvings declared their allegiance.

— Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of allegiance

Noun

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

Definition of faithfulness

Noun

The relative constancy of fat cell numbers combined with their ability to change size and function has implications for the evolutionarily unusual state of being obese.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
This transition represents a strong, continuing trajectory of comfort, longevity, and constancy.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of constancy

Noun

The remarks further damaged ties between the longtime allies, and highlighted Washington’s prioritization of the Middle East conflict over relationships in Asia, as well as its demands for ideological fealty from geopolitical partners.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Clearly not wanting to run afoul of what could very well be Hollywood’s biggest studio distributor, the chief executives of AMC and Regal Cinemas have pledged their future fealty to WarnerMount.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of fealty

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