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