Synonyms of conspire

conspire

verb

kən-ˈspī(-ə)r 

1

as in to plot

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

conspired to replace the leader with someone more easily influenced

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plot
• scheme
• contrive
• collude
• plan
• connive
• intrigue
• machinate
• devise
• concoct
• manipulate
• engineer
• put up
• compass
• hatch
• design
• counterplot
• cook (up)
• maneuver
• brew
• shape
• map
• jockey
• lay out
• frame

2

as in to cooperate

to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end

foul weather and airline foul-ups seemed to be conspiring to ruin our vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cooperate
• collaborate
• unite
• join
• concur
• concert
• league
• play ball
• team (up)
• combine
• pull together
• band (together)
• conjoin
• make common cause
• connive
• confederate
• affiliate
• ally
• interface
• associate
• hang together

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conspire

The illicit activity came to light in 2023, when the former Harvard Medical School morgue manager was indicted for conspiring to steal body parts from cadavers donated to the Boston institution and sell them on the black market. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Other maturities also have risen, owing to a number of factors conspiring to raise financing costs. — Sean Conlon,justina Lee,sarah Min, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

In 1980 Bonanno was convicted of conspiring to obstruct justice by interfering with a grand jury’s inquiry into money-laundering allegations involving companies run by his sons in California. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

Vallow is currently serving multiple life sentences for murdering her two youngest children and conspiring to kill several others, including her fourth husband and her first husband’s previous wife. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026