COLLUSIVE Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

collusive

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Recent Examples of collusive The nine-month investigation documented a decade-long legal drama involving shell companies, trusts, allegedly collusive lawsuits and bankruptcy petitions. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2026

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There’s always been a conspiratorial smokiness in their singing, a crackle of long nights and bleary mornings penetrating their drawl.

— Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
But details like those are unfortunately less likely to drive engagement on social media than extreme or conspiratorial claims.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026

Definition of conspiratorial

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That the actual, original Antifa formed in clandestine resistance to Nazi terror during the early 1930s appears lost amid the rhetorical vagaries of political propaganda.

— Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
Russia and China are seeking the capability to disable and eventually destroy Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network, an investigation found, as the allies deepen their clandestine military cooperation.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of clandestine

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Lioness stars Nicole Kidman, Zoe Saldaña, and Morgan Freeman, and follows an all-female CIA team known as the Lionesses, who conduct covert missions in the War on Terror.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion in 2022, following his covert invasions of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula and eastern regions in 2014, Russian forces have captured roughly 12% of Ukraine’s territory.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of covert

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These cybercriminals are like the Hollywood movie character Jason Bourne, a highly surreptitious operative who avoids detection through diversion, disguises, deflecting and blending into the environment.

— Eric Herzog, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Related Stories Known to be a rebellious royal and a surreptitious anti-fascist, Maria José then moved to Portugal and soon left her husband.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 June 2026

Definition of surreptitious

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Boston first baseman Willson Contreras and Washington starter Cade Cavalli each received seven-game suspensions and undisclosed fines for their roles in the fourth-inning altercation.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
According to a source who spoke to Page Six, Taylor and Travis jetted off to an undisclosed location shortly after his Super Bowl loss to recoup on a romantic getaway.

— Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 3 July 2026

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