CONNIVES Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

connives

verb

present tense third-person singular of connive

as in winks

to secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful the principal connived at all the school absences that were recorded on the day of the city's celebration of its Super Bowl victory

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to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends suspects that his coworkers are conniving to get him fired

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The film, from director Susanne Bier, opens September 11, and the first teaser showed the old house that was rebuilt meticulously, as well as the two Owens sisters getting up to a whole lot of witchy stuff and some sly winks.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
Badlands might be a simple movie on the surface, but it's filled with little details, bits of lore, and cheeky winks many moviegoers appreciated.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026

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While Burnham plots his next move, the UK government now enters a new period of uncertainty, potentially facing a sixth prime minister in seven years.

— Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
An engineer plots a well’s falling output, fits a curve, and projects it forward.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

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Stating that Palestinians are entitled to a country of their own ignores the facts.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
With the job’s high salary, live-in accommodations and her love of children on her mind, Layla ignores Jasmine’s concerns and drives to the family’s estate to meet Zuri.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 June 2026

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Marty, who was loosely based on real-life ping-pong legend Marty Reisman, schemes his way to competitions across the globe and hustles for pocket cash.

— Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
Joy Randolph, follows a desperate gallery owner (Portman) who schemes to sell a dead man as art at Art Basel in Miami.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026

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