CONSPIRACY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CONSPIRACY?

Need another word that means the same as “conspiracy”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “conspiracy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Conspiracy” are: confederacy, cabal, plot, scheme, stratagem, plan, machination, intrigue, palace intrigue, plotting, collusion, connivance, collaboration

Conspiracy as a Noun

Definitions of "Conspiracy" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “conspiracy” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act.
• The action of plotting or conspiring.
• A plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot.
• A group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose.
• A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.

Synonyms of "Conspiracy" as a noun (13 Words)

cabal	A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue. A cabal of dissidents.
collaboration	Something produced in collaboration with someone. His recent opera was a collaboration with Lessing.
collusion	Collusion between ostensible opponents in a lawsuit. The armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers.
confederacy	A secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act. The Yakuza is a secret confederacy of criminal fraternities.
connivance	Willingness to allow or be secretly involved in an immoral or illegal act. This infringement of the law had taken place with the connivance of officials.
intrigue	A mysterious or fascinating quality. Within the region s borders is a wealth of interest and intrigue.
machination	A plot or scheme.
palace intrigue	The governing group of a kingdom.
plan	A drawing or diagram made by projection on a horizontal plane especially one showing the layout of a building or one floor of a building. The plans for City Hall were on file.
plot	A chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object. The plot consists almost entirely of a man and woman falling in love.
plotting	A small area of ground covered by specific vegetation.
scheme	A schematic or preliminary plan. The whole scheme is plunged into darkness bar the light in Victor s house.
stratagem	An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade. A series of devious stratagems.

Usage Examples of "Conspiracy" as a noun

• They were cleared of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
• A conspiracy to destroy the government.

Associations of "Conspiracy" (30 Words)

abet	Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing. We are aiding and abetting this illegal traffic.
affair	An event or sequence of events of a specified kind or that has previously been referred to. The board admitted responsibility for the affair.
amour	A love affair or lover, especially one that is secret. He is enraged at this revelation of his past amours.
bamboozle	Conceal one’s true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end. He bamboozled Canada s largest banks in a massive counterfeit scam.
bribery	The giving or offering of a bribe. His opponent had been guilty of bribery and corruption.
cabal	A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue. A cabal of dissidents.
cheat	An act of cheating a fraud or deception. She cheats on her husband.
cheating	Not faithful to a spouse or lover.
collude	Cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others. The president accused his opponents of colluding with foreigners.
collusion	Collusion between ostensible opponents in a lawsuit. The armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers.
complicity	Guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense. They were accused of complicity in the attempt to overthrow the government.
conspire	Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together. Everything conspires to exacerbate the situation.
deceive	Fail to admit to oneself that something is true. I didn t intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne.
dishonor	Bring shame or dishonor upon. He dishonored his family by committing a serious crime.
embezzlement	Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one’s trust or belonging to one’s employer. Charges of fraud and embezzlement.
fraud	A person who makes deceitful pretenses. He was convicted of fraud.
hoodwink	Deceive or trick. Staff were hoodwinked into thinking the cucumber was a sawn off shotgun.
insider	An officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation’s operations. Political insiders.
junto	A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue.
liaison	Introduction of a consonant between a word that ends in a vowel and another that begins with a vowel, as in English law and order. He provided a liaison with the guerrillas.
liar	A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly. Shelley wasn t a good liar.
manipulation	The action of manipulating something in a skilful manner. There was no deliberate manipulation of visitors emotions.
patsy	A person who is easily taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something. There is a mischievous sparkle in his eyes that suggests he is no patsy.
peculation	The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else.
perfidy	Betrayal of a trust. It was an example of his perfidy.
perpetrate	Carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action. Perpetrate a crime.
rebel	A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority especially in the hope of improving conditions. Rebel forces.
scam	A fraudulent business scheme. An insurance scam.
scandal	Rumour or malicious gossip about scandalous events or actions. Divorce was cause for scandal in the island.
swindle	The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme. A businessman swindled investors out of millions of pounds.