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conspire

[kuhn-spahyuhr] / kənˈspaɪər /
VERB
plot, scheme with someone
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collude connive cooperate
STRONG
cabal cogitate collogue confederate contrive devise hatch intrigue machinate maneuver operate promote wangle wire
WEAK
be in cahoots cook up get in bed with put out a contract work something out
Antonyms
STRONG
leave alone neglect
WEAK
disagree
VERB
agree, concur
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cooperate tend
STRONG
cabal combine complot conduce consort contribute join unite
WEAK
colleague work together
Antonyms
STRONG
divide separate withdraw
WEAK
disagree

Example Sentences

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In popular usage, it assumes the thing signified must be false, whereas people do conspire, and it is reasonable to devise theories about their schemes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Circumstances can conspire against us, but there should be room for improvement.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 28, 2025

"Here, it helped guide us to think about how the cell density, proliferation rate, signaling, and all these different things conspire."

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024

We're always looking for a way to conspire to come back, maybe it's work or some other way.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

Did Laertes and my father conspire against me?

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.