Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun confederate

3 senses of confederate

Sense 1
Confederate -- (a supporter of the Confederate States of America)
       => supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend -- (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library")
       => Southerner -- (an American who lives in the South)

Sense 2
confederate, collaborator, henchman, partner in crime -- (someone who assists in a plot)
       => accessory, accessary -- (someone who helps another person commit a crime)

Sense 3
accomplice, confederate -- (a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan))
       => assistant, helper, help, supporter -- (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb confederate

2 senses of confederate

Sense 1
band together, confederate -- (form a group or unite; "The groups banded together")
       => unite, unify -- (act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief)

Sense 2
confederate -- (form a confederation with; of nations)
       => unite, unify -- (act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief)

Antonyms of adj confederate

2 senses of confederate

Sense 1
Confederate -- (of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War; "Confederate soldiers")

INDIRECT (VIA southern) -> northern -- (in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities")

Sense 2
allied, confederate, confederative -- (united in a confederacy or league)

INDIRECT (VIA united) -> divided -- (separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided")

Similarity of adj confederate

2 senses of confederate

Sense 1
Confederate -- (of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War; "Confederate soldiers")
       => southern (vs. northern) -- (in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "southern hospitality"; "southern cooking"; "southern plantations")

Sense 2
allied, confederate, confederative -- (united in a confederacy or league)
       => united (vs. divided) -- (characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front")