federal

The word “federal” has 3 syllables: fed-er-al

It's pronounced as /ˈfɛd(ə)rəl/


What is synonym and antonym for federal?

In the thesaurus, “federal” has 159 synonyms and 14 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for federal along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for federal

  • accessible
  • affiliated
  • agreed
  • allied
  • amalgamated
  • archer
  • artilleryman
  • assembled
  • associated
  • banded
  • cannoneer
  • city
  • civic
  • civil
  • coadunate
  • cognate
  • collective
  • combatant
  • combined
  • commando
  • common
  • communal
  • concerted
  • concordant
  • confederate
  • confederated
  • congruent
  • conjoint
  • conjugate
  • conjunct
  • conjunctive
  • conscript
  • consolidated
  • continental
  • cooperative
  • corporate
  • counterguerilla
  • counterguerrilla
  • country
  • countrywide
  • crossbowman
  • democratic
  • detective
  • dick
  • domestic
  • draftee
  • enrollee
  • ethnic
  • fed
  • federated
  • free
  • free to all
  • g-man
  • general
  • gi
  • government
  • government civic
  • governmental
  • guardsman
  • guerilla
  • guerrilla
  • gumshoe
  • gunner
  • hawkshaw
  • home
  • homogeneous
  • hooked up
  • imperial
  • in accord
  • in alliance
  • in cahoots
  • incorporated
  • inland
  • integrated
  • intermutual
  • internal
  • interstate
  • intestine
  • investigator
  • irregular
  • jarhead
  • joined up
  • lancer
  • leagued
  • lifer
  • like-minded
  • lined up
  • linked
  • marine
  • metropolitan
  • militiaman
  • minuteman
  • mortarman
  • municipal
  • musketeer
  • mutual
  • narc
  • nark
  • national
  • nationwide
  • native
  • noncombatant
  • not private
  • of one mind
  • of the same opinion
  • one
  • open
  • open door
  • operative
  • organized
  • paramilitary
  • partisan
  • partizan
  • pikeman
  • plainclothesman
  • plugged in
  • politic
  • political
  • pooled
  • popular
  • private detective
  • private eye
  • private investigator
  • public
  • raider
  • ranger
  • recruit
  • republican
  • rifleman
  • royal
  • shadow
  • shamus
  • sherlock
  • sleuth
  • sleuthhound
  • social
  • societal
  • sovereign
  • spearman
  • state
  • sweeping
  • syndicated
  • tail
  • tied in
  • tracer
  • tracker
  • unanimous
  • undivided
  • unified
  • unionized
  • unitary
  • universal
  • unrestricted
  • urban
  • vernacular
  • veteran
  • warhorse
  • widespread
  • without charge

Antonyms for federal

Meanings of federal

  • noun
    1. A law-enforcement official of the FBI; a federal agent.
    2. A supporter of federation.
    3. A unionist soldier in the American Civil War.
  • adjective
    1. Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
    2. Pertaining to the national government level, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.

Example Sentences

  • The federal government passed new regulations on emissions.
  • He works for a federal agency that handles environmental protection.
  • The federal court ruled the law unconstitutional.
  • A federal investigation was launched into the matter.
  • They applied for federal funding to support the new project.

On this page you'll find 173 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to federal, such as: accessible, affiliated, agreed, allied, amalgamated, archer, artilleryman.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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  • Benedict Arnold
  • Federal
  • G-man
  • agent provocateur
  • arm of the law
  • backstabber
  • badge
  • bear
  • beat cop
  • betrayer
  • blabbermouth
  • black and white
  • blue
  • bluecoat
  • bobby
  • bull
  • canary
  • constable
  • constabulary
  • cop
  • copper
  • corps
  • county mounty
  • deceiver
  • decoy
  • deep throat
  • detective
  • dick
  • double-crosser
  • fed
  • finest
  • fink
  • flatfoot
  • force
  • fuzz
  • gendarme
  • gumshoe
  • hawkshaw
  • heat
  • informant
  • informer
  • investigator
  • law
  • law enforcement
  • man
  • nark
  • officer
  • officers
  • oink
  • operative
  • patrol
  • patrolman
  • patrolwoman
  • peace officer
  • pig
  • plainclothesman
  • plant
  • police
  • police informer
  • police officer
  • policewoman
  • private detective
  • private eye
  • private investigator
  • rat
  • rat fink
  • scab
  • shadow
  • shamus
  • sherlock
  • shill
  • sleuth
  • sleuthhound
  • snake
  • sneak
  • snitch
  • snitcher
  • source
  • spy
  • squad
  • squealer
  • stool pigeon
  • stoolie
  • tail
  • tattler
  • tattletale
  • tipster
  • tracer
  • tracker
  • traitor
  • troops
  • turncoat
  • weasel
  • whistle-blower

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  • Confederate
  • Continental
  • Federal
  • GI
  • archer
  • artilleryman
  • cannoneer
  • carabineer
  • carabinier
  • cavalier
  • cavalryman
  • commando
  • crossbowman
  • cuirassier
  • dogface
  • doughboy
  • dragoon
  • fighter
  • foot soldier
  • footman
  • grunt
  • guardsman
  • gunner
  • infantryman
  • lancer
  • legionary
  • legionnaire
  • man-at-arms
  • marine
  • militiaman
  • minuteman
  • mortarman
  • musketeer
  • pikeman
  • raider
  • ranger
  • regular
  • rifleman
  • serviceman
  • servicewoman
  • soldier
  • spearman
  • trooper
  • warrior

national

  • citizen
  • civic
  • civil
  • communal
  • compatriot
  • countryman
  • countrywide
  • democratic
  • domestic
  • ethnic
  • federal
  • freeman
  • general
  • government
  • government civic
  • governmental
  • home
  • imperial
  • inhabitant
  • inland
  • internal
  • interstate
  • intestine
  • municipal
  • nationwide
  • native
  • nonimmigrant
  • politic
  • political
  • public
  • republican
  • resident
  • royal
  • social
  • societal
  • sovereign
  • state
  • subject
  • sweeping
  • vernacular
  • widespread

nationwide

  • civic
  • civil
  • coast-to-coast
  • commonly
  • communal
  • countrywide
  • democratic
  • domestic
  • entirely
  • ethnic
  • federal
  • general
  • generally
  • government
  • government civic
  • governmental
  • home
  • imperial
  • inland
  • internal
  • interstate
  • intestine
  • municipal
  • national
  • native
  • politic
  • political
  • public
  • republican
  • royal
  • social
  • societal
  • sovereign
  • state
  • sweeping
  • universally
  • vernacular
  • widespread

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