confederacy vs understanding

understanding vs confederacy

confederacy and understanding both are nouns.

confederacy is not an adjective while understanding is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confederacy	Yes	No	No	No
understanding	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, understanding is a hypernym of confederacy; that is, understanding is a word with a broader meaning than confederacy:

confederacy: a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
understanding: the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

Other hypernyms of confederacy include agreement.

confederacy (noun)	understanding (noun)
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act	the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
a union of political organizations	the cognitive condition of someone who understands
a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose	an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
	the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

confederacy (adjective)	understanding (adjective)
	characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy

Difference between confederacy and understanding

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