Synonyms of connived

connived

verb

past tense of connive

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• winked
• ignored
• tolerated
• condoned
• disregarded
• excused
• pardoned
• forgave
• overlooked
• passed over
• glossed (over)
• brushed (aside or off)
• shrugged off
• glozed (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refused
• denied
• frowned (on or upon)
• disapproved (of)
• disallowed

2

as in plotted

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

suspects that his coworkers are conniving to get him fired

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plotted
• schemed
• conspired
• colluded
• planned
• contrived
• intrigued
• machinated
• devised
• engineered
• concocted
• compassed
• hatched
• put up
• designed
• manipulated
• maneuvered
• cooked (up)
• brewed
• shaped
• mapped
• counterplotted
• jockeyed
• laid out
• framed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of connived

Hoover and Davis connived at an estimate that would meet the guarantee. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026