Synonyms for conspiracy
kənˈspɪr ə sicon·spir·a·cy

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1. conspiracy

   A conspiracy is a combination of persons for an evil purpose, or the act of so combining. Conspiracy is a distinct crime under common, and generally under statutory, law. A faction is more extensive than a conspiracy, less formal in organization, less definite in plan. Faction and its adjective, factious, have always an unfavorable sense. Cabal commonly denotes a conspiracy of leaders. A gang is a company of workmen all doing the same work under one leader; the word is used figuratively only of combinations which it is meant to stigmatize as rude and mercenary; crew is used in a closely similar sense. A conclave is secret, but of larger numbers, ordinarily, than a cabal, and may have honorable use; as, the conclave of cardinals.

   Synonyms:
   cabal, combination, conclave, confederacy, crew, faction, gang, junto

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1. conspiracy

   Synonyms:
   intrigue, cabal, plot, treason, treachery, machination, coalition

   Antonyms:
   legislation, parliament, congress, synod, comp, conclave and cabal

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1. conspiracy, confederacynoun

   a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

   Synonyms:
   cabal, confederacy, federation, confederation

2. conspiracy, cabalnoun

   a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

   Synonyms:
   cabal, confederacy, junto, faction, camarilla

3. conspiracy, confederacynoun

   a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

   Synonyms:
   cabal, confederacy, federation, confederation

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1. • Plot
   • Politics

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1. conspiracynoun

   Synonyms:
   plot, combination, cabal, complot, intrigue, machination

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1. conspiracynoun

   Synonyms:
   plot, complot, machination, cabal, intrigue, collusion

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1. List of paraphrases for "conspiracy":

   plot, collusion, complicity, conspiracies, conspiring, cover-up

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1. Osman Kavala:

   The prosecution seeks to create a certain perception by blending a number of conspiracy theories and accusations as if they were proving one another.

2. Peter Baker:

   There's a culture of suspicion and conspiracy in Russia, so even if in fact this had nothing to do with authority, nothing to do with a power element, a good number of people in Russia and around the world will find this suspicious.

3. Christopher Wray:

   From the FBI's perspective, from a law enforcement perspective, we try to be very careful to focus on violence, threats of violence and associated federal criminal activity, there may be certain instances where language becomes part of a conspiracy, for example, and there are instances where there are other federal statutes which may be violated, but again, those are complicated questions which I would refer to the lawyers over at the Justice Department.

4. Bill Clinton:

   We always expected that while Hillary Clinton focused on helping everyday Americans get ahead, the Republicans would focus on attacks rather than ideas, it appears that this book is being used to aid this coordinated attack strategy, twisting previously known facts into absurd conspiracy theories. It will not be the first work of partisan-fueled fiction about the Clintons' record, and we know it will not be the last.

5. Rick Clabby:

   We charged Nunez with conspiracy, too, it didn't matter if the jury couldn't decide who was the stabber.