confederate 1 of 3

noun

Definition of confederatenext
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as in accomplice
one associated with another in wrongdoing the police were able to track down his confederates once the thief started talking

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

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confederate

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verb

kən-ˈfe-də-ˌrāt How to pronounce confederate (audio)
as in to cooperate
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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confederate

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adjective

as in allied

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Recent Examples of confederate
Noun
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
Verb
Rowling and longtime confederates Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts are exec producing, so she is expected to be involved in the decision-making on the series. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025 Authorities are accusing Antonio Hernandez and confederates Ivan Murillo-Hernandez and Alexis Garcia Martinez of ripping off mail from unsuspecting venues with the help of four juveniles, whose names were not released. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
Adjective
More than 2,000 confederate symbols remain across the country, and some have even been restored including those Virginia schools reclaiming their names. — Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025 The series somewhat downplays the real-life danger: In the show, men in a truck wagging a confederate flag egg Ali’s lodge. — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for confederate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confederate
  1. accomplice
  2. supporter
  3. cooperate
  4. allied
  5. ally
  6. unite
  7. partisan
  8. sympathizer
Noun
  • The consignor was later identified as an accomplice in a separate auction fraud case in Hebei province.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026
  • Investigators spent months tying Gavrilys to the crimes through cell phone location records, surveillance video, vehicle registrations and testimony from an alleged accomplice.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of accomplice
Noun
  • Club legends Ian Rush, Robbie Fowler, Phil Thompson and Tash Dowie will be on the trip to attend various meet-and-greet events with sponsors and supporters.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Party leaders, Wangchuk’s wife and supporters accuse authorities of ‘abducting’ him to stifle a growing protest movement, as police flood main protest with barricades and paramilitary forces.
    — Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of supporter
Verb
  • However, the nature of ICE’s work has pushed away virtually all major cities from cooperating with ICE, leaving the federal agency largely on its own.
    — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026
  • Police said the heightened security measures were precautionary and urged protesters to cooperate with authorities.
    — Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of cooperate
Adjective
  • Sam Deneke, president of Air & Space Defense Systems at Raytheon, said allied investment will help expand production.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
  • The Kleine-Brogel Air Base houses US nuclear weapons that could be deployed by allied aircraft under NATO’s nuclear-sharing arrangement.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
Definition of allied
Noun
  • Only Burnham, his allies said, could stem the party’s electoral decline in a way that the hugely unpopular Starmer could not.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Last-minute maneuvers to force the hands of aldermen on what looks more like appointments of friends and allies than people with leadership potential is cronyism that is being supported by those the mayor chooses to surround himself with.
    — Nik Hunder, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of ally
Verb
  • The idea is to build a party that manages to unite (and to do so more than grudgingly) across its various wings, much as the opposition in Hungary did to defeat Viktor Orbán and now, hopefully, to stamp out Orbánism.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
  • LeBron James, Wade and Chris Bosh united to produce the Big 3, and took the organization to great heights in their four-year run together.
    — Omar Kelly July 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of unite
Adjective
  • Overall, the address was taken seriously in partisan pro-Trump media circles, while it was treated skeptically everywhere else.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Being an expert, by contrast, has an inherently partisan aspect.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026
Definition of partisan
Noun
  • Others practiced criminal or family law that didn't touch on politics, while some were government sympathizers, Barberena said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • Investigators have claimed Mangione was motivated by anger toward the health insurance industry, leading to numerous sympathizers who expressed their own disapproval for the health insurance industry in demonstrations and nearby court hearings after Mangione’s arrest.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of sympathizer

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