Synonyms for connive
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
2. Wink — often followed by at, to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame; to ignore or overlook…
wink, shut one's eyes, dissimulate rare
Definitions
- v. 1
Often followed by at: to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame; to ignore or overlook a fault deliberately.
- v. 2
To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire.
Related words
- Word family
- conniver conniving connivance
Forms
- Past participle
- connived
e.g. connived → schemed, intrigued, winked, dissimulated…
Example sentences
- scheme The main feature of this scheme is still ambiguous.
- plot The general participated in the plot with his men.
- ignore If you ignore the past, you jeopardize the future.
- consent How dare you marry my daughter without my consent?
- overlook You may as well overlook his sins and forgive him.
By length
- 4 letters
- plot1, wink1, abet2
- 6 letters
- scheme1, ignore2
- 7 letters
- consent2
- 8 letters
- overlook3, intrigue2
- 11 letters
- dissimulate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abet2 = 2 syllables).