seceded
Left the union
Seceded is the past tense of secede, meaning to formally withdraw from a group, alliance, or political entity.
The word appears most often in historical contexts: The Southern states seceded from the Union in 1860-61.
Nations, regions, or factions secede when they declare independence from a larger body they once belonged to.
Sudden separation from group
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- disunionState of being divided
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- splitSeparation into parts
severance · detachment · disaffiliation · defection · departure · schism · rift · dissolution
Secessionist Southern government
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- UnionNamed political entity
- Fort SumterSouth Carolina coastal fortification
states' rights · nullification · reconstruction · dissolution · partition · treaty · annexation · border dispute
Freedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- confederacyAlliance for shared purpose
- rebellionDefiance of established power
revolution · insurrection · uprising · nationalism · federalism · republic · statehood · autonomy
Advocate for breaking away
- rebelAuthority defier
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
- defectorOne who abandons allegiance
- confederateAllied partner in schemes
breakaway faction · splinter group · insurgent · nationalist · revolutionary · dissenter · renegade · partisan
breakaway
Sudden separation from group
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- disunionState of being divided
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
split · severance · detachment · disaffiliation · defection · departure · schism · rift · dissolution · rupture
Confederacy
Secessionist Southern government
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- UnionNamed political entity
Fort Sumter · states' rights · nullification · reconstruction · dissolution · partition · treaty · annexation · border dispute · territorial
independence
Freedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- confederacyAlliance for shared purpose
rebellion · revolution · insurrection · uprising · nationalism · federalism · republic · statehood · autonomy · self-governance
separatist
Advocate for breaking away
confederate · breakaway faction · splinter group · insurgent · nationalist · revolutionary · dissenter · renegade · partisan · independence movement
secededunified
Combined into one
reunified · consolidated · integrated · amalgamated · merged