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| Main Entry: | connive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plot, scheme |
| Synonyms: | angle, be in cahoots with, cabal, cogitate, collude, conspire, contrive, cook up, devise, diddle, finagle, frame, frame up, intrigue, machinate, operate, promote, wangle, wire, work hand in glove |
| Notes: | one connives at something but conspires with somebody |
| Main Entry: | conspire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plot, scheme with someone |
| Synonyms: | be in cahoots, cabal, cogitate, collogue, collude, confederate, connive, contrive, cook up, cooperate, devise, get in bed with, hatch, intrigue, machinate, maneuver, operate, promote, put out a contract, wangle, wire, work something out |
| Notes: | one connives at something but conspires with somebody |
| Main Entry: | contrive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring about, succeed with difficulty |
| Synonyms: | achieve, angle, arrange, carry out, cogitate, collude, compass, concoct, connive, develop, devise, effect, elaborate, engineer, execute, finagle, hatch, hit upon, intrigue, jockey, machinate, manage, maneuver, manipulate, mastermind, negotiate, pass, plan, play games, plot, project, scheme, shift, swing, work out, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | demolish, destroy, ruin, stop, waste, wreck |
| Main Entry: | intrigue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plot |
| Synonyms: | angle, be in cahoots, cogitate, collude, connive, conspire, contrive, cook up, devise, finagle, frame up, machinate, maneuver, operate, plan, promote, scheme, set up*, work hand in glove |
| Antonyms: | forget, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | machinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | maneuver, plot |
| Synonyms: | cogitate, collude, come up with, connive, conspire, contrive, design, devise, engineer, finagle, hatch, intrigue, invent, plan, play games, promote, pull strings, scheme, trump up, wangle |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
| Main Entry: | plot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plan, scheme |
| Synonyms: | angle, brew*, cabal, cogitate, collude, conceive, concoct, connive, conspire, contrive, cook up, design, devise, draft, finagle, frame, hatch, imagine, intrigue, lay*, machinate, maneuver, operate, outline, project, promote, rough out, set up, sketch, wangle |
| Antonyms: | forget, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aid and abet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assist in breaking law |
| Synonyms: | abet, collude, countenance, foster, keep in countenance |
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