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Confederate

A member of a confederacy.

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📖 Definitions of "Confederate"

noun

1
A member of a confederacy.
2
An accomplice in a plot.
3
An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher (also known as a "stooge").

verb

1
To combine in a confederacy.

adjective

1
Of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
2
Banded together; allied.

🔄 Synonyms of "Confederate"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
allynoun	A person who co-operates with or helps another; an associate; a friend.
friendnoun	A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
collaboratornoun	A person who works with others towards a common goal.
henchmannoun	A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
band togetherverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) to unite, to come together
partner in crimenoun	(informal, humorous) A close associate.
confederative	Of or pertaining to confederates of a confederation.
allied	Joined as allies.
southernnoun	Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
unitednoun	Joined into a single entity.

↔️ Antonyms of "Confederate"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
enemynoun	Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
foenoun	An enemy.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Confederate"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
allynoun	A person who co-operates with or helps another; an associate; a friend.
southernnoun	Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
collaboratornoun	A person who works with others towards a common goal.
allied	Joined as allies.
partner in crimenoun	(informal, humorous) A close associate.
henchmannoun	A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
band togetherverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) to unite, to come together
unitednoun	Joined into a single entity.
friendnoun	A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
confederacynoun	An alliance.
confederal	Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation.
associatenoun	Joined with another or others and having lower status.
co-conspiratornoun	A person involved with others in a conspiracy.
partnernoun	A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic, or sexual bond.
accomplicenoun	(law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
accessorynoun	Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.
conspiratorial	Pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators.
complicit	Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.
southnoun	The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.
cohortnoun	A group of people supporting the same thing or person.