Synonyms of colluding

colluding

verb

present participle of collude

as in plotting

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends

accused of colluding to block the sale of the vacant land

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plotting
• conspiring
• scheming
• conniving
• planning
• contriving
• intriguing
• machinating
• devising
• manipulating
• concocting
• designing
• hatching
• engineering
• compassing
• putting up
• cooking (up)
• jockeying
• brewing
• maneuvering
• counterplotting
• shaping
• mapping
• framing
• laying out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of colluding

During the rally in sweltering heat, Vucic told his backers, many bused in from across the country, that students and anti-government protesters were aiming to destroy the country, and accused them of colluding with unnamed foreign powers, charges the protesters deny. — Reuters, CNN Money, 27 June 2026

Algeria lodged a protest with FIFA, but an investigation turned up no concrete evidence of the two teams truly colluding in a fix. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026

Officials from the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) have raided six firms on suspicion of colluding to hike prices in a cartel. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 22 June 2026

An allegation last year by a provincial police commander that top officers and officials were colluding with organized criminals led Ramaphosa to announce a national investigation into police corruption. — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026

These can be summarized as a debate about whether the media are watchdogs, aggressively scrutinizing government officials, or lapdogs, mostly colluding with or manipulated by them. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

Not because anyone is colluding, but because the incentive structure has. — Ivan Kan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

China International Marine Containers (CIMC), Dong Fang International Containers, CXIC Group Containers and Singamas Container Holdings, were charged with allegedly colluding to limit the production of new unrefrigerated shipping containers between 2019 and as late as January 2024. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 May 2026

Forming alliances is now Survivor 101, but at the time, colluding to control the vote was a surprising—and controversial—tactic. — Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026