in cahoots

ADJECTIVE

united

Synonyms

STRONGEST

concerted consolidated cooperative homogeneous integrated linked unanimous undivided unified

STRONG

affiliated agreed allied amalgamated assembled associated banded confederated conjugate incorporated leagued pooled

WEAK

coadunate cognate collective concordant congruent conjoint conjunctive corporate federal hooked up in accord joined up like-minded lined up of one mind of the same opinion one plugged in tied in unitary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

divided separate uncoordinated

WEAK

separated

Example Sentences

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It estimated that 66 percent of the around $5.5 billion generated by mining each year was controlled by political elites working in cahoots with organized crime through murky public-private "strategic alliances."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Charges that the Panama Canal Authority is in cahoots with China have always been specious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

For its part, the M23 said the DR Congo army had launched an air and ground assault against its positions, and this was done in cahoots with Burundian forces.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Is he going home at night feeling guilty and wondering, “Am I in cahoots with criminals? I guess I am.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

To prove that the two of them were in cahoots, an ABI agent asked Myers to meet Walter McMillian at a store while agents monitored the interaction.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

in cahoots

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