| Noun | 1. | Confederate - a supporter of the Confederate States of America | |
| 2. | confederate - someone who assists in a plot | |
| 3. | confederate - a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)assistant, helper, supporter, help - 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" decoy, steerer - a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) | |
| Verb | 1. | confederate - form a group or unite; "The groups banded together"unite, unify - act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief | |
| 2. | confederate - form a confederation with; of nationsunite, unify - act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief | |
| Adj. | 1. | Confederate - of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the Civil War; "Confederate soldiers"southern - in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "southern hospitality"; "southern cooking"; "southern plantations" | |
| 2. | confederate - united in a confederacy or leagueunited - characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front" | |