Synonyms of devout

devout

adjective

di-ˈvau̇t 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loyal
• staunch
• steadfast
• faithful
• devoted
• true
• dedicated
• pious
• good
• ardent
• fervent
• constant
• steady
• stanch
• true-blue
• passionate
• fast
• down-the-line
• dutiful
• reliable
• enthusiastic
• responsible
• dependable
• trustworthy
• resolute
• solid
• trusty
• unhesitating
• avid
• inveterate
• unfaltering
• tried
• determined
• impassioned
• fervid
• serious
• unwavering
• confirmed
• intent
• tried-and-true
• sworn
• dyed-in-the-wool
• gung ho

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• faithless
• disloyal
• unfaithful
• false
• treacherous
• fickle
• traitorous
• perfidious
• untrue
• inconstant
• irresponsible
• unreliable
• untrustworthy
• hesitant
• recreant
• undependable
• uncertain
• faltering
• dubious
• irresolute
• shaky
• dispassionate
• uninterested
• apathetic
• wavering
• vacillating

2

as in pious

showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue

devout monks living a life of prayer and solitude

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pious
• religious
• reverent
• holy
• spiritual
• saintly
• sainted
• venerable
• godly
• ascetic
• ascetical
• worshipful
• prayerful
• blessed
• reverential
• pietistic
• blest
• pure
• virtuous
• moral
• chaste
• angelic
• angelical
• religiose
• beatified
• righteous
• canonized
• cherubic
• upright

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• irreligious
• faithless
• godless
• impious
• secular
• unholy
• ungodly
• irreverent
• antireligious
• sacrilegious
• worldly
• blasphemous
• profane
• nonreligious
• unfaithful
• unspiritual
• evil
• sinful
• desecrating
• wicked
• immoral
• backsliding
• profanatory
• unrighteous
• iniquitous
• miscreant
• sinning

Examples of devout in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After all, even the most devout minimalists have to carry some luggage. —Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024

Her mother is a devout Christian whose relentless proselytizing has long oppressed and angered her. —Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024

In a world in which no one speaks, a mysterious, devout community hunts down a young woman named Azrael (Weaving) who has escaped their imprisonment. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024

The government of East Timor allocated $12 million for Francis’ first visit to the deeply devout country, an amount which has been criticized as an exorbitant burden given it remains a small economy and one of Asia’s poorest nations. —Christopher Lamb, Helen Regan and Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024