Synonyms for confederate
kənˈfɛd ər ɪt, -ˈfɛd rɪt; -ˈfɛd əˌreɪtcon·fed·er·ate

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1. confederate

   Colleague is used always in a good sense, associate and coadjutor generally so; ally, assistant, associate, attendant, companion, helper, either in a good or a bad sense; abetter, accessory, accomplice, confederate, almost always in a bad sense. Ally is oftenest used of national and military matters, or of some other connection regarded as great and important; as, allies of despotism. Colleague is applied to civil and ecclesiastical connections; members of Congress from the same State are colleagues, even though they may be bitter opponents politically and personally. An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court is near in rank to the Chief Justice. A surgeon's assistant is a physician or medical student who shares in the treatment and care of patients; a surgeon's attendant is one who rolls bandages and the like. Follower, henchman, retainer are persons especially devoted to a chief, and generally bound to him by necessity, fee, or reward. Partner has come to denote almost exclusively a business connection. In law, an abettor (the general legal spelling) is always present, either actively or constructively, at the commission of the crime; an accessory never. An accomplice is usually a principal; an accessory never. If present, though only to stand outside and keep watch against surprise, one is an abettor, and not an accessory. At common law, an accessory implies a principal, and can not be convicted until after the conviction of the principal; the accomplice or abettor can be convicted as a principal. Accomplice and abettor have nearly the same meaning, but the former is the popular, the latter more distinctively the legal term. Compare APPENDAGE; AUXILIARY.

   Synonyms:
   abetter, abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, coadjutor, colleague, companion, follower, helper, henchman, participator, partner, retainer

   Antonyms:
   adversary, antagonist, betrayer, chief, commander, enemy, foe, hinderer, instigator, leader, opponent, opposer, principal, rival

   Preposition:
   An accessory to the crime; before or after the fact; the accessories of a figure in a painting.

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1. confederate

   Synonyms:
   leagued, allied, united, combined

   Antonyms:
   disunited, dissolved

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1. Confederatenoun

   a supporter of the Confederate States of America

   Synonyms:
   henchman, partner in crime, collaborator, accomplice

   Antonyms:
   divided, northern

2. confederate, collaborator, henchman, partner in crimenoun

   someone who assists in a plot

   Synonyms:
   pardner, accomplice, collaborationist, partner, quisling, henchman, collaborator, partner in crime, cooperator

   Antonyms:
   divided, northern

3. accomplice, confederateadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   henchman, partner in crime, collaborator, accomplice

   Antonyms:
   divided, northern

4. Confederateadjective

   of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War

   "Confederate soldiers"

   Synonyms:
   confederative, allied

   Antonyms:
   northern, divided

5. allied, confederate, confederativeverb

   united in a confederacy or league

   Synonyms:
   confederative, allied

   Antonyms:
   divided, northern

6. band together, confederateverb

   form a group or unite

   "The groups banded together"

   Synonyms:
   band together

   Antonyms:
   divided, northern

7. confederateverb

   form a confederation with; of nations

   Synonyms:
   band together

   Antonyms:
   northern, divided

Matched Categories

1. • Southerner
   • Accessory
   • Supporter
   • Unite

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1. confederateverb

   Synonyms:
   ally, league, combine, unite

2. confederateverb

   Synonyms:
   unite, be leagued, be allied

3. confederatenoun

   Synonyms:
   accomplice, abettor, accessory, ally

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1. confederateadjective

   Synonyms:
   confederated, federated, allied, leagued

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1. List of paraphrases for "confederate":

   accomplice, confederal, confederacy

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How to use confederate in a sentence?

1. House Administration Chairwoman Candice Miller:

   I am well aware of how many Americans negatively view the Confederate flag, and, personally, I am very sympathetic to these views.

2. Carlos Best:

   I did witness Confederate flags on people's hats, on the back of their cars. I personally heard racial remarks made( not) only towards my people, but other races as well, and I would like to say it was a daily thing out here on the job that you had to deal with.

3. Ryun King:

   The swastika and the SS bolts and the Confederate flag tend to be the predominant images that I see that I have to cover up.

4. Kelly Leeper Leeper:

   I ’ll be damned if I ever come to Salt Lake again without bringing my gun, the point is, it’s my right to drive any kind of vehicle I want. If I want to fly the Confederate Flag, it’s my right - Kelly Leeper Leeper’s friend, who is not identified, owned the truck, which was parked in a lot outside the Red Lion Hotel and reportedly filled with $ 50,000 worth of welding equipment. At some point Sunday, Kelly Leeper Leeper said Kelly Leeper Leeper friend looked out Kelly Leeper Leeper friend hotel room window and saw a group of black men converging near the truck. Leeper and Kelly Leeper Leeper friend friend, who were in town for a Garth Brooks concert, went out to confront the group, and the incident quickly devolved into a fight.

5. State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford:

   Until a suitable alternative is developed, we should instead devote greater attention toward civics and ensuring students understand our democratic processes and how they can be involved, i'm also alarmed that people continue to display symbols of hate, such as the recent display of the Confederate flag in Evanston.