Synonyms for complicity
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Noun
1. Collusion — the state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other…
collusion, connivance, complicitousness rare
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Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.
Related words
- Word family
- complicitous
Forms
- Plural
- complicities → collusions, connivances, guilts…
Example sentences
- collusion At this time, we should wipe out crime and collusion.
- guilt The fingerprints on the knife attest to her guilt.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| complicity | rising | |
| collusion | steady | |
| connivance | falling | |
| guilt | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- guilt1
- 9 letters
- collusion3
- 10 letters
- connivance3
- 13 letters
- complicitness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (collusion3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- complicité
- Italiano
- complicità
- Español
- complicidad
- Català
- complicitat