Synonyms of conspiracies

conspiracies

noun

plural of conspiracy

1

as in Mafias

a group involved in secret or criminal activities

members of the conspiracy recognized each other by a secret handshake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• Mafias
• gangs
• networks
• syndicates
• cabals
• clans
• rings
• crews
• mobs
• cliques
• covens
• circles
• crowds
• bunches
• coteries
• lots
• sets
• packs
• juntas
• oligarchies
• galères

2

as in complicities

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

a conspiracy among the leading manufacturers to fix prices

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complicities
• collusions
• connivances
• intrigues
• schemes
• plots
• chicaneries
• duplicities
• setups
• cover-ups
• foul play
• skulduggeries
• double-dealings
• frame-ups
• conspirations

3

as in schemes

a secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends

several generals were engaged in a conspiracy to overthrow the government

Synonyms & Similar Words

• schemes
• plots
• intrigues
• machinations
• strategies
• designs
• subterfuges
• trickeries
• manipulations
• counterplots
• maneuvers
• cabals
• artifices
• stratagems
• frame-ups
• contrivances
• collusions
• cover-ups
• counterconspiracies
• programs
• systems
• confederacies
• rackets
• complicities
• dodges
• drafts
• tricks
• ground plans
• rings
• gimmicks
• games
• connivances
• conspirations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conspiracies

The red card was rescinded; the team was unmoored; conspiracies grew overnight, like mushrooms; and a merciless Belgium swept in and trampled, 4–1, on what remained. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

When Argentina played Egypt in the round of 16, the conspiracies exploded. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 July 2026

The indictment, returned in Ohio, charges all eight in two separate conspiracies, one to provide material support to terrorists and a second to commit murder on federal government territory and to murder a federal government official. — Julie Carr Smyth, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Years of allegations and complaints culminated in a 2015 Justice Department indictment of several top soccer officials on charges including racketeering, wire fraud, and money-laundering conspiracies. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

The series blends crime procedural elements with the spiritual and cultural landscape of the Navajo reservation as the officers investigate brutal murders connected to larger conspiracies. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Season 3 finds Ferguson's Juliette seeking answers to her experiences outside the silo and the conspiracies that led to their dystopian world. — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Increasingly online, Americans started populating echo chambers and imbibing conspiracies, and distrust of the media grew. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026

The current president has spent years railing against his predecessor and posting racist conspiracies and videos about the former president and former first lady Michelle Obama. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026