Tory 1 of 2

noun

ˈtȯr-ē How to pronounce Tory (audio)
Definition of Torynext
as in conservative
a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are a small-town Tory who saw that society was changing, much to his regret

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Tory

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adjective

as in neoconservative

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Tory
  1. conservative
  2. ultraright
  3. loyal
  4. staunch
  5. true-blue
  6. steadfast
  7. faithful
Noun
  • That’s particularly true on the Republican side, where Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) faces an uncertain future, particularly in a GOP minority, due to opposition from conservatives in his conference.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Some German conservatives, in their hatred of the Weimar Republic and the Treaty of Versailles, embraced right-wing mass politics.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of conservative
Adjective
  • Since then, McCarthy has had to tread somewhat lightly between the ultraright caucus and the rest of his party.
    Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Because Jesuits often sided with El Salvador’s poor and some kept records of human rights violations, they were hated by the country’s ultraright.
    New York Times, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2021
Definition of ultraright
Adjective
  • Now, Red Lobster is trying to balance keeping its loyal customers while trying to shake its stodgy image to attract younger ones.
    Maya Huter, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Cox, who ran on a platform of restoring trust in Santa Clara’s government, could be a loyal ally of Mayor Lisa Gillmor, who is losing Councilmember Kathy Watanabe’s support in District 1 to term limits.
    Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of loyal
Adjective
  • In 2019, many people opted to boycott Home Depot following Marcus' staunch support of Trump.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • President Richard Nixon, who signed the Controlled Substances Act in 1970, which prohibited many psychedelics, was close friends with Claire Boothe Luce, a Republican Congress member and staunch advocate for psychedelic therapy.
    Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of staunch
Adjective
  • Fiorucci showed the true-blue wash on overalls and a duster coat.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The story mode is still something of a mystery to anyone who isn’t a true-blue Black Ops fanatic winding up their own cork board strings to figure out the plot.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
Definition of true-blue
Adjective
  • Still, the coach had remained steadfast in his support of Moss in spite of those mistakes.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Lo knows to play a long game, and plans to remain steadfast while waiting for the turmoil to subside.
    Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of steadfast
Adjective
  • So far, so faithful to previous versions of Like Water for Chocolate.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
  • These models remain faithful to the original Flieger designs from the 1940s.
    Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of faithful
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