conspired

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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The four firms allegedly conspired to roughly double container prices between 2019 and 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“But history has a habit of sometimes being cruel, and it has conspired to put him in a circumstance where he has to make a difficult decision.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Once again, Eddie Howe's side conspired to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory after the visitors conceded two late goals in a 2-1 loss against Crystal Palace on Sunday.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The individuals allegedly "conspired to sell billions of dollars'" worth of technology to buyers in China by faking documents and using dummy equipment to slip past audits, according to the DOJ.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Cora told Caesar that on seeing the chains, she feared Fletcher had conspired with Terrance from the very beginning and that they had been conveyed to a chamber of horrors.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead