CONNIVED Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

connived

verb

past tense of connive

as in winked

to secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful the principal connived at all the school absences that were recorded on the day of the city's celebration of its Super Bowl victory

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to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends suspects that his coworkers are conniving to get him fired

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The Baronessa winked and stated that the princess was an inspiration to others.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Ten hours later, its transponder winked back into life due north of Abu Dhabi, heading for Bahrain.

— Priyanjana Bengani, Bloomberg, 7 Mar. 2026

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Setting the form equal to a number fixes it into an equation that can be plotted on an x-y graph—something many of us learned to do on graphing calculators in high school.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
Aurelius uses similar techniques across the record, which lends to a certain sameyness by the end, though the tracks’ varied tempos, each one plotted at a different point on the downtempo spectrum, help offset any stagnation.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

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And while in some cases online classes can’t be ignored, the preference is that players attend in the classroom.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
The Republican Party has ignored the national debt every time Republican presidents have signed bills that have cut taxes on the wealthy.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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Shanahan schemed up multiple 100-yard games for Kendrick Bourne, and even journeyman Demarcus Robinson had 111 yards in the playoffs against the Eagles — neither receiver had a 100-yard game since 2022.

— Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 29 July 2026
Prosecutors detailed at least four games in which the defendants are alleged to have schemed to have Beasley manipulate individual game stats for the benefit of gamblers.

— Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 1 July 2026

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