confederates 1 of 2

noun

plural of confederate
1
as in accomplices
one associated with another in wrongdoing the police were able to track down his confederates once the thief started talking

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2
as in supporters
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support relied on her confederates in the medical community for support

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confederates

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verb

present tense third-person singular of confederate
as in cooperates
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members the nations confederated in order to lower international trade barriers

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Recent Examples of confederates
Noun
After a few rounds, the confederates stopped including the real subject in their game of catch, quietly leaving the third person out. — George Loewenstein, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026 Judge Nelson’s concerns are unfounded, as Kalshi and its confederates—Robinhood, Coinbase, and the CFTC—are not relying solely on the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act update to substantiate their claim that the CEA empowers the CFTC to regulate betting on the outcomes of sporting events. — Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Hynes died, but his three confederates have been subpoenaed to testify in my malicious prosecution lawsuit. — John O’Hara, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026 As the fallout continues, and fans question the filming and casting decisions of parent company Disney, Paul’s MomTok confederates are issuing statements and subtweets. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 Players can enrich themselves and their confederates, at least until they’re caught. — David French, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025 Trump reverted back to the names honoring confederates. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confederates
  1. accomplices
  2. supporters
  3. cooperates
  4. allies
  5. federates
  6. sympathizers
  7. unites
  8. collaborates
Noun
  • The Youngs and their accomplices are also accused of offering drugs to patients and cutting them off from communication with family members.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The tryst was consummated at a motel called the Red Bull Motor Inn, where Kushner’s accomplices had installed a video camera inside a digital alarm clock.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of accomplices
Noun
  • One section of bleachers directly behind the lectern and in the eye of the cameras was filled with supporters who looked young enough to be Florida Gulf Coast undergrads.
    — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
  • On Saturday, both are expected to take tens of thousands of supporters to the streets of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in their last effort before the runoff.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of supporters
Verb
  • When the weather cooperates, book an al fresco table among the pagoda trees and boxwoods of the lush garden that feels light years away from the city.
    — Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • If risk is purely a market phenomenon, the response is to time entries and exits well and hope the cycle cooperates.
    — Khalifa Aldhaheri, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of cooperates
Noun
  • Another possibility is a national unity coalition involving Netanyahu's Likud and Eisenkot's Yashar party, potentially excluding the Arab parties and Netanyahu's far-right allies.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Trump’s allies say the president is the victim of his own success.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of allies
Verb
  • It will be won by organizations that consolidate and orchestrate with a vendor-neutral control plane that federates data, reasons across domains, governs agents as first-class citizens and connects to whatever the ecosystem looks like next quarter.
    — Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • The exec brought up how Arte federates a network of 14 public broadcasters, has programs available in seven languages, and maintains strong ties with the creative ecosystem across Europe.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Definition of federates
Noun
  • Instead, as would later happen in Kansas and Nebraska, slaveowners and Southern sympathizers on the one hand and abolitionists and Free-Soilers on the other all flocked to California to try to tip the political scales in their favor.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • But Thomas and Erika are no fools, coolly telling off smiling Hitler sympathizers during a tony reception.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of sympathizers
Verb
  • But the thing that unites all their work, across all phases of production, is a persistence to muscle it past whatever obstacles and challenges lie in its path.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Simon’s hospitalization unites his estranged parents, played by the always-nice-to-encounter Joaquina Kalukango and Jason Tam, who have differing opinions about whether to take him off life support.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of unites
Verb
  • The program frequently collaborates with the university’s Connecticut Repertory Theatre company.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Stylist Samantha McMillen, who also collaborates with Elle’s sister Dakota Fanning, curated the actress’ premiere look.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of collaborates

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“Confederates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederates. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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