Synonyms of complicity

complicity

noun

kəm-ˈpli-s(ə-)tē 

as in conspiracy

a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose

the two major auction houses acting in complicity to drive up the prices of art works

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conspiracy
• collusion
• connivance
• duplicity
• chicanery
• scheme
• intrigue
• skulduggery
• double-dealing
• foul play
• cover-up
• setup
• plot
• frame-up
• conspiration

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of complicity

Yorgen Fenech, 44, was charged with complicity in her killing and criminal association. — Reuters, NBC news, 2 July 2026

This kind of complicity is how cool is lost. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

The information, which Daniel was hired to protect but now wants to disclose, is footage providing conclusive evidence of the arrival of aliens on Earth, in 1947, and of a seventy-nine-year coverup, with government complicity, by a company called WARDEX, headed by Noah Scanlon (Colin Firth). — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 June 2026

And in 2024, a Paris court sentenced three high-ranking Syrian officials in absentia to life in prison for complicity in war crimes. — ABC News, 15 June 2026