Antonyms 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.

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

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confederate

   Antonyms:
   disunited, dissolved

   Synonyms:
   leagued, allied, united, combined

Matched Categories

1. • Southerner
   • Accessory
   • Supporter
   • Unite

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confederatenoun

   a supporter of the Confederate States of America

   Antonyms:
   divided, northern

   Synonyms:
   henchman, partner in crime, collaborator, accomplice

2. confederate, collaborator, henchman, partner in crimenoun

   someone who assists in a plot

   Antonyms:
   divided, northern

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

3. accomplice, confederateadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   divided, northern

   Synonyms:
   henchman, partner in crime, collaborator, accomplice

4. Confederateadjective

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

   "Confederate soldiers"

   Antonyms:
   northern, divided

   Synonyms:
   confederative, allied

5. allied, confederate, confederativeverb

   united in a confederacy or league

   Antonyms:
   divided, northern

   Synonyms:
   confederative, allied

6. band together, confederateverb

   form a group or unite

   "The groups banded together"

   Antonyms:
   divided, northern

   Synonyms:
   band together

7. confederateverb

   form a confederation with; of nations

   Antonyms:
   northern, divided

   Synonyms:
   band together

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1. confederateadjective

   Synonyms:
   confederated, federated, allied, leagued

How to use confederate in a sentence?

1. David Moreland:

   Do not tear down Confederate Avenue.

2. Marc Leepson:

   When the Confederacy broke away, one of the first things that the Confederate Congress did was pick a flag, there was a big debate, and the debate centered on how close the flag should look to the American flag. They held a contest, and took votes, and what did they do ? They picked a flag with red and white stripes and stars.

3. Ted Cruz:

   This is WRONG. Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate general a delegate to the 1868 Democratic Convention. He was also a slave trader the 1st Grand Wizard of the KKK. Tennessee should not have an official day (tomorrow) honoring him.

4. Brian Nick:

   The decision was made several weeks ago not to sell products promoting the confederate flag and this item fell under that category and the associate made the right choice and did not complete the sale.

5. Ralph Northam:

   Virginia's largest monument to the Confederate insurrection will come down this week, this is an important step in showing who we are and what we value as a Commonwealth.

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