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CONSPIRACY Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word conspiracy. (exact relations)
There are 15 hypernyms of the word conspiracy. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for CONSPIRACY

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cabal
nounn
noun

• a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

• a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

verb

• engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

collusion
nounn
noun

• secret agreement

• agreement on a secret plot

connivance
nounn
noun

• agreement on a secret plot

• (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing

contrivance
nounn
noun

• a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

• the faculty of contriving; inventive skill

• an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

• an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.

• any improvised arrangement for temporary use

• the act of devising something

design
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

• an arrangement scheme

• something intended as a guide for making something else

• a decorative or artistic work

• an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

• a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something

• the creation of something in the mind

verb

• make or work out a plan for; devise

• plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect

• create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner

• make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form

• create designs

• conceive or fashion in the mind; invent

• intend or have as a purpose

intrigue
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

• a clandestine love affair

verb

• cause to be interested or curious

• form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

machination
nounn
noun

• a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

maneuver
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a military training exercise

• a plan for attaining a particular goal

• a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

• a move made to gain a tactical end

• an action aimed at evading an opponent

verb

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• act in order to achieve a certain goal

• perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense

plan
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

• an arrangement scheme

• scale drawing of a structure

verb

• have the will and intention to carry out some action

• make plans for something

• make or work out a plan for; devise

• make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form

plot
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

• a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

• the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.

• a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object

verb

• plan secretly, usually something illegal

• make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed

• make a plot of

• devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)

ploy
nounn
noun

• an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

• a maneuver in a game or conversation

scheme
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an elaborate and systematic plan of action

• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

• a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

• an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world

• a schematic or preliminary plan

verb

• form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

• devise a system or form a scheme for

stratagem
nounn
noun

• a maneuver in a game or conversation

• an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

subterfuge
nounn
noun

• something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

confederacy
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a union of political organizations

• the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

• a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

• a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

Best Hypernyms For CONSPIRACY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for conspiracy, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
plot agreement band circle design game intrigue lot machination plan scheme set understanding covin
Phrases (1)
secret plan

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