CONNIVE Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

connive

verb

kə-ˈnīv

Definition of connive

as in to ignore

to secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful the principal connived at all the school absences that were recorded on the day of the city's celebration of its Super Bowl victory

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as in to plot

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends suspects that his coworkers are conniving to get him fired

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Recent Examples of connive Produced by Guy Ritchie, MobLand stars Hardy as Harry Da Souza, the loyal fixer for the Harrigan crime family, which is led by powerful patriarch Conrad (Pierce Brosnan) and his conniving wife, Maeve (Helen Mirren). — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026 Their rivals were a candid, impudent pair, the schoolgirlish Shakira and a throaty American bottle-service girl named Toni, both incapable of conniving their way into romance, prone to heartbreak, and swiftly ostracized for their overt judgment of other islanders. — Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 27 June 2026 Daemon is one of the most clever, cunning and conniving characters in House of the Dragon, who always seems to have the upper hand. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026 This latest trailer gives us our first glimpse of Theron’s Circe and Pattinson’s conniving Antinous, the latter intent on wooing Penelope and ruling over Ithaca in Odysseus’ stead, as well as snidely taunting Telemachus for his daddy issues. — ArsTechnica, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for connive

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DeGravelles, who is based in Louisiana where Mohammed had been held, said harsher sanctions would be warranted if his orders continued to go ignored.

— CBS Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Lúcia added the Maria da Penha law needed updating because violence against women in Brazil is also a matter of power and as many femicides take place out of women’s homes in situations that are reported to police but ignored.

— Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignore

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Executives loved the show’s winking humor, but worried about its familiar setting.

— Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Her lyrics, like those of many of her biggest musical influences, are dense texts, full of winking allusions and subtle references to records, bands, and albums that have shaped her own songwriting.

— Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of wink

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There are moments where Lucky uses her scheming ways to her advantage and fabricating identities as a means of survival.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
When companies scheme to cut competition, costs go up, choices go down, our economy suffers, and every day Americans end up paying more for less.

— Rob Bonta, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of scheme

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