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confederate

/kənˈfɛdəɹət/noun, verb, adjective4 syllables

Confederate means: united in a confederacy or league.

Synonyms for confederate11

noun, as in someone who assists in a plot

collaborator, partner in crime

noun, as in a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)

accomplice

verb, as in form a group or unite

band together

adjective, as in united in a confederacy or league

allied, confederative, united

adjective, as in of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War

southern

also used for confederate

ally, conspirator, stooge

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What does confederate mean?7

adjective

1

united in a confederacy or league

2

of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War“Confederate soldiers”

noun

1

someone who assists in a plot

2

a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)

3

a supporter of the Confederate States of America

verb

1

form a group or unite“The groups banded together”

2

form a confederation with; of nations

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Confederate in a sentence

  • What is your opinion on the confederate flag?Incursio
  • Sami drove a pick-up truck with a confederate flag on it.OsoHombre
  • The confederate flag is also a symbol of racism.Amastan
  • The confederate flag is a symbol of racism.Amastan
  • The confederate flag is considered by many to be a racist symbol.Amastan
  • Too many Confederate soldiers had fallen in battle.Source_VOA
  • Jonas had a Confederate flag in his truck.Amastan
  • Mennad grew up in the old Confederate states.OsoHombre

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of confederate

as a noun

plural
confederates

as a verb

past tense
confederated
present participle
confederating
third-person singular
confederates
past participle
confederated