Home › Words › C › confederatismconfederatismconfederatism means the nature or practice of a confederate; confederacy.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, confederatism ranks #23,640 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom confederate + -ism.nounThe nature or practice of a confederate; confederacy.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.confederationism 77% match — The advocacy of confederation as a means of government. vs confederatism →confederative 69% match — Of or pertaining to confederates of a confederation. vs confederatism →confederational 69% match — Relating to a confederation. vs confederatism →confederal 68% match — Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation. vs confederatism →confederally 68% match — In a confederal manner. vs confederatism →confederalist 67% match — A member of a confederation. vs confederatism →confederately 67% match — In the manner of confederates. vs confederatism →confederationist 66% match — A supporter of confederation. vs confederatism →