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

Meanwhile, the film version of Chani just might be conspiring against Paul in her own way. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

Levai countersued for $10 million, alleging that the gallery conspired against him and his father, Pierre Levai, and that Marlborough attempted to push the duo out of the operation. — News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026

Vinol Wilson, 52, pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm, keeping a dog for use in dog fighting, buying and receiving a dog for use in dog fighting venture and conspiring to violate the federal Animal Welfare Act’s animal fighting law. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

That initial ruling also triggered a furious response from her nationalist allies at home and abroad, feeding an anti-establishment narrative of an elite conspiring to shut them out. — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 7 July 2026