connive
verb | /connive/
Essential WordsHARD
to secretly allow wrongdoing; to scheme
connive
verb | /connive/
Essential WordsHARDto secretly allow wrongdoing; to scheme
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Synonyms
conspireplotcolludescheme
Antonyms
preventopposehinder
Examples
"Officials were accused of conniving with the smugglers."
"They connived to cheat the investors."
Etymology
from Latin connivere “to wink at”
Source: Essential WordsAdded: 11/13/2025
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