Loyal vs. Reliable

Loyaladjective

Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.

Reliableadjective

Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence or reliance; trustworthy

Loyaladjective

Firm in allegiance to a person or institution.

Reliableadjective

Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't

Loyaladjective

Faithful to a person or cause.

Reliablenoun

Something or someone reliable or dependable

‘the old reliables’;

Loyaladjective

Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or sovereign to whom one is subject; unswerving in allegiance.

‘Welcome, sir John ! But why come you in arms ? - To help King Edward in his time of storm,As every loyal subject ought to do.’;

Reliableadjective

Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy.

‘The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher object.’; ‘According to General Livingston's humorous account, his own village of Elizabethtown was not much more reliable, being peopled in those agitated times by "unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking Tories, and very knavish Whigs."’;

Loyaladjective

True to any person or persons to whom one owes fidelity, especially as a wife to her husband, lovers to each other, and friend to friend; constant; faithful to a cause or a principle.

‘Your true and loyal wife.’; ‘Unhappy both, but loyaltheir loves.’;

Reliableadjective

worthy of reliance or trust;

‘a reliable source of information’; ‘a dependable worker’;

Loyaladjective

steadfast in allegiance or duty;

‘loyal subjects’; ‘loyal friends stood by him’;

Reliableadjective

conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief;

‘an authentic account by an eyewitness’; ‘reliable information’;

Loyaladjective

inspired by love for your country

Reliableadjective

worthy of being depended on;

‘a dependable worker’; ‘an honest working stiff’; ‘a reliable source of information’; ‘he was true to his word’; ‘I would be true for there are those who trust me’;

Loyaladjective

unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause;

‘a firm ally’; ‘loyal supporters’; ‘the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe’; ‘fast friends’;