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

Tawhedi, 28, pleaded guilty on June 13, 2025, to conspiring and attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Four South Florida men found guilty in May of conspiring with ex-Colombian soldiers to assassinate Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse, will be sentenced in early February 2027, according to a Miami federal judge’s order on Friday. — Jay Weaver july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Federal prosecutors accuse Maduro and Flores of conspiring with drug cartels to facilitate the flow of thousands of tons of cocaine into the United States. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 22 July 2026

In the years of the French Revolution and during the Italian Risorgimento, the itinerants carried in their baskets—hidden below the books—various leaflets and manifestos of secret societies conspiring against the ancien régime. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Coberg is serving a more than five-year prison term for conspiring with Iza to extort and falsely arrest rivals. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Four men were arrested last month for allegedly conspiring to plan an attack on the ‘Freedom 250’ UFC event on June 14 on the lawn of the White House by using drones modified to carry explosives. — Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins is charged with conspiring to spread malware, which helped his group steal at least $220,000 in cryptocurrency, according to WPLG Local 10, which was first to report the arrest. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026

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