| Main Entry: | adherence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | devotion |
Synonyms: |
attachment, cohesion, constancy, faithfulness, fidelity, loyalty, obedience |
| Notes: | adherence is mostly used in figurative senses while adhesion is literal and implies physical contact between surfaces and has a technical sense in medicine |
| Main Entry: | adhesion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holding fast |
Synonyms: |
adherence, adhesiveness, attachment, bond, cling, grip, stickiness, sticking |
| Notes: | adherence is mostly used in figurative senses while adhesion is literal and implies physical contact between surfaces and has a technical sense in medicine |
| Main Entry: | allegiance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loyalty |
Synonyms: |
adherence, ardor, consecration, constancy, dedication, deference, devotion, duty, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, homage, honor, obedience, obligation, piety |
Antonyms: |
disloyalty, enmity, sedition, treachery, treason |
| Main Entry: | backing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support |
Synonyms: |
abetment, accompaniment, adherence, advocacy, aegis, aid, assistance, auspices, championing, championship, encouragement, endorsement, funds, grant, help, patronage, reinforcement, sanction, secondment, sponsorship, subsidy |
Antonyms: |
disfavor, opposition |
| Main Entry: | coherence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement |
Synonyms: |
adherence, attachment, bond, cementation, cling, clinging, comprehensibility, concordance, conformity, congruity, connection, consistency, consonance, construction, continuity, correspondence, inseparability, inseparableness, integrity, intelligibility, rationality, relations, solidarity, stickage, tenacity, union, unity |
Antonyms: |
disagreement, incoherence, incongruity, nonsense, unintelligibility |
| Main Entry: | constancy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fixedness |
Synonyms: |
abidingness, adherence, allegiance, ardor, attachment, certainty, decision, dependability, determination, devotedness, devotion, doggedness, eagerness, earnestness, endurance, faith, fealty, fidelity, firmness, honesty, honor, integrity, love, loyalty, permanence, perseverance, principle, regularity, resolution, stability, staunchness, steadfastness, steadiness, surety, tenacity, trustiness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, unchangeableness, unfailingness, uniformity, zeal |
Antonyms: |
change, changeableness, fluctuation, inconstancy, instability, irregularity, unsteadiness |
| Main Entry: | dedication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | faithfulness, loyalty |
Synonyms: |
adherence, allegiance, commitment, devotedness, devotion, single-mindedness, wholeheartedness |
Antonyms: |
disloyalty, unfaithfulness |
| Main Entry: | devotion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commitment; loyalty |
Synonyms: |
adherence, adoration, affection, allegiance, ardor, attachment, consecration, constancy, dedication, deference, devotedness, devotement, devoutness, earnestness, enthusiasm, faithfulness, fealty, fervor, fidelity, fondness, intensity, love, observance, passion, piety, reverence, sanctity, service, sincerity, spirituality, worship, zeal |
Antonyms: |
apathy, carelessness, indifference, neglect, negligence |
| Main Entry: | faithfulness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | devotion |
Synonyms: |
adherence, adhesion, allegiance, ardor, attachment, care, constancy, dependability, duty, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, piety, trustworthiness, truth |
Antonyms: |
dishonesty, disloyalty, falseness, inconstancy, treachery |
| Main Entry: | fidelity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conformity to a standard |
Synonyms: |
accuracy, adherence, adhesion, attachment, closeness, constancy, correspondence, exactitude, exactness, faithfulness, loyalty, naturalism, preciseness, precision, realism, scrupulousness, verism |
Antonyms: |
inconstancy, nonconformity, unsteadiness, vacillation, wavering |