CONSPIRACY Synonyms
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 |