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Synonyms for collusive

  • adjective

Most common

fraudulent deceitful conniving

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Secretly acting together for a fraudulent or illegal purpose.

Example sentences

  • fraudulent The dictator took power in a fraudulent election.
  • deceitful I learned the hard way that silence can be deceitful.
  • conniving I'm very aware of his conniving ways.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
collusivesteady
fraudulentsteady
deceitfulrising
connivingrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

9 letters
deceitful3, conniving3
10 letters
fraudulent3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (deceitful3 = 3 syllables).