as in conspiracy
a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose
was able to sneak out at night with the connivance of a camp counselor
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of connivance
With the connivance of federal judges who wish to keep their dockets pared down, big corporations force aggrieved consumers and workers into arbitration, where the latter are at a disadvantage.
—
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
But the one commonality is the halo of protection or connivance or collaboration around these characters.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
Nearly unseated by his popular prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddeq, in 1953, the shah retained his throne with American and clerical connivance.
—Laura Secor, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
The complaint also says Davenport has been gaming the system for years with the rest of the board’s connivance — allegations Davenport and the other members of the board have denied.
—Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
See All Example Sentences for connivance
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
But the one commonality is the halo of protection or connivance or collaboration around these characters.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
Nearly unseated by his popular prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddeq, in 1953, the shah retained his throne with American and clerical connivance.
—Laura Secor, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
The complaint also says Davenport has been gaming the system for years with the rest of the board’s connivance — allegations Davenport and the other members of the board have denied.
—Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
See All Example Sentences for connivance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for connivance
Noun
-
Erik Fleming Erik Fleming, a TV director and former acquaintance of Perry's from Los Angeles' Hawthorne neighborhood, pleaded guilty in August 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death, per the press release.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
17 June 2025
-
Former treatment center director Erik Fleming, who was involved in the fatal dose, entered a guilty plea in August to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
16 June 2025
Noun
-
The relocation plan is seen by Jordan as an existential threat to the small kingdom, a death knell for hopes of an eventual Palestinian state and tantamount to complicity in ethnic cleansing of Gaza.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
20 June 2025
-
Once more Bechdel gives us people grappling with their own political complicity, people whose lofty ideas about society far exceed their ability, or indeed willingness, to change it.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
16 June 2025
Noun
-
The state’s former governor, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, has faced widespread accusations of collusion with drug trafficking groups and is even accused of ordering the killing of a local businessman.—
Nathaniel Parish Flannery,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
-
The Middle East stands out as another region where great-power collusion is unlikely to foster stability and peace.—
Stacie E. Goddard,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Connivance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connivance. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share