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

Most crimes across Mexico went unsolved, and authorities sometimes appeared to be colluding with criminals instead of fighting them. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Kaepernick filed a grievance against the NFL in October 2017 alleging that owners were colluding to keep him out of the league. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

In October 2017, Kaepernick filed a grievance against the NFL under the terms of the league’s and players’ collective bargaining agreement, alleging that owners were colluding against signing him due to his protest. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

Han was arrested in September 2025 and later charged with colluding with church officials to give then-first lady Kim Keon Hee luxury goods when Yoon was in office, in pursuit of political favors. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Her government has cracked down on fuel theft and arrested dozens of current and former local officials – including some from Morena – accused of colluding with crime groups. — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

These institutions, including Brown, Columbia, and Yale, were accused of colluding to fix financial aid amounts, effectively price-fixing the aid awarded to students. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 21 July 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