Synonyms of conspiring

conspiring

verb

present participle of conspire

1

as in plotting

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

• plotting
• scheming
• colluding
• planning
• contriving
• conniving
• intriguing
• machinating
• devising
• concocting
• manipulating
• hatching
• compassing
• designing
• engineering
• putting up
• cooking (up)
• brewing
• jockeying
• shaping
• maneuvering
• counterplotting
• mapping
• framing
• laying out

2

as in cooperating

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

• cooperating
• collaborating
• uniting
• joining
• concerting
• teaming (up)
• playing ball
• making common cause
• conjoining
• pulling together
• banding (together)
• conniving
• concurring
• combining
• leaguing
• allying
• confederating
• interfacing
• affiliating
• associating
• hanging together

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conspiring

Fans and federation presidents alike have accused FIFA of conspiring to help Argentina win. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

The activist is now taking legal action into his own hands, accusing the federal government and right-wing groups of conspiring together to target pro-Palestinian students such as himself. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026

Brown is charged with murder, carrying a firearm without a license, being an armed career criminal, and conspiring to commit murder. — CBS News, 13 July 2026

If convicted of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, the defendants face up to 15 years in prison. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 10 July 2026

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

Conspiring to provide material support to terrorists is punishable by up to 15 years in prison, and conspiring to commit murder carries a penalty of up to life in prison. — Julie Carr Smyth, Chicago Tribune, 9 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

Gurinderjit Singh, who authorities identified as a police chief, allegedly then falsely accused the victim, the victim’s father and sister of conspiring to commit murder in India. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026