Need another word that means the same as “conspire”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “conspire” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Conspire” are: cabal, complot, conjure, machinate, collude, plot, hatch a plot, form a conspiracy, scheme, plan, lay plans, intrigue, connive, collaborate, consort, manoeuvre, be hand in glove, work hand in glove, act together, work together, combine, join, unite, ally, join forces, cooperate
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “conspire” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| act together | Behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself. |
| ally | Become an ally or associate as by a treaty or marriage. He allied himself with the forces of change. |
| be hand in glove | Have life, be alive. |
| cabal | Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together. |
| collaborate | Cooperate as a traitor. He collaborated with him on numerous hotel projects. |
| 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. |
| combine | Combine so as to form a whole mix. Oxygen and hydrogen do not combine at room temperatures. |
| complot | Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together. |
| conjure | Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together. Anne conjured up a delicious home made hotpot. |
| connive | Secretly allow (something immoral, illegal, or harmful) to occur. She connived with a senior official to rig the results of last year s election. |
| consort | Agree or be in harmony with. You chose to consort with the enemy. |
| cooperate | Assist someone or comply with their requests. The leaders promised to cooperate in ending the civil war. |
| form a conspiracy | To compose or represent. |
| hatch a plot | Devise or invent. |
| intrigue | Form intrigues for in an underhand manner. I was intrigued by your question. |
| join | Be or become joined or united or linked. I joined the demonstration. |
| join forces | Make contact or come together. |
| lay plans | Put into a certain place or abstract location. |
| machinate | Engage in plots; scheme. He machinated against other bishops. |
| manoeuvre | Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. She tried to manoeuvre her trolley round people. |
| plan | Make plans for something. He plans to be in graduate school next year. |
| plot | Secretly make plans to carry out (an illegal or harmful action. Brother plots against brother. |
| scheme | Arrange according to a colour scheme. He schemed to bring about the collapse of the government. |
| unite | Act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief. He called on the party to unite. |
| work hand in glove | Have and exert influence or effect. |
| work together | Proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity. |
| abet | Encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime. We are aiding and abetting this illegal traffic. |
| cabal | A secret political clique or faction. A cabal of dissidents. |
| cheat | An act of cheating a fraud or deception. We were cheated by their clever sounding scheme. |
| collude | Act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose. Certain officials were colluding in the avoidance of drugs tests. |
| 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. |
| conspiracy | The action of plotting or conspiring. A conspiracy to destroy the government. |
| deceit | The act of deceiving. A web of deceit. |
| deception | The action of deceiving someone. Obtaining property by deception. |
| deliberate | Engage in long and careful consideration. Jurors deliberated the fate of those charged. |
| embezzlement | The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else. Charges of fraud and embezzlement. |
| falsehood | A false statement. The truth or falsehood of the many legends which surround her. |
| fraud | Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. Prosecutions for social security frauds. |
| hoax | Subject to a playful hoax or joke. The evidence had been planted as part of an elaborate hoax. |
| imposture | An instance of pretending to be someone else in order to deceive others. In a day and a night of violence and imposture William Bentley also succeeds in capturing a smuggler. |
| intentionally | With intention; in an intentional manner. I wasn t sure if it was intentionally funny or not. |
| junto | A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue. |
| knowingly | In a way that suggests one has secret knowledge or awareness. When a journalist knowingly misleads their readers. |
| maliciously | With malice; in a malicious manner. A maliciously constructed website. |
| manipulation | The action of manipulating someone in a clever or unscrupulous way. He saw through her manipulations. |
| misinform | Give false or misleading information to. I m afraid you have been misinformed. |
| peculation | The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else. |
| perpetrate | Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation. Perpetrate a crime. |
| purposely | With intention; in an intentional manner. She had purposely made it difficult. |
| scandal | Rumour or malicious gossip about scandalous events or actions. I know that you would want no scandal attached to her name. |
| secretly | In a secret way; without others knowing. Met secretly to discuss the invasion plans. |
| spoliation | The intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence. The spoliation of the countryside. |
| untruth | A lie or false statement (often used euphemistically. The story was full of misleading innuendo and untruth. |
| willfully | In a willful manner. She had willfully deceived me. |
| wittingly | With full knowledge and deliberation. Everyone wittingly or otherwise will become involved. |
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