/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of confederate states Find synonyms for: Noun1. Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixielandusage: the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language