Showing Results for "conspired"

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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Prosecutors said Lu conspired with China’s Ministry of Public Security to open a police station in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

"Things have conspired against grassroot artists," he tells BBC News, "and without grassroots artists, there are no big artists."

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Justice Department sued some carmakers, alleging they conspired to keep smog control devices out of cars and off the market.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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

How stupid, that they had not even conspired to get their story straight.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver