Synonyms for intrigue
ɪnˈtrig; ˈɪn trig

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. intrigue, machination(noun)

   a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

   Synonyms:
   machination

2. intrigue(verb)

   a clandestine love affair

   Synonyms:
   machination

3. intrigue, fascinate(verb)

   cause to be interested or curious

   Synonyms:
   beguile, enamour, entrance, capture, spellbind, fascinate, enchant, charm, catch, scheme, bewitch, becharm, trance, transfix, connive, grip, enamor, captivate

4. scheme, intrigue, connive(verb)

   form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

   Synonyms:
   connive, fascinate, scheme

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. intrigue

   Synonyms:
   cabal, plot, conspiracy, machination, artifice, design, manoeuvres, cunning, duplicity, trickery, chicanery, love affair, amour, ruse

   Antonyms:
   insurrection, rebellion, congress, assembly, force, violence, assault, openness, candor, sincerity, honesty, probity, straightforwardness

Dictionary of English Synonymes(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. intrigue(n.)

   Synonyms:
   plot, conspiracy, cabal, machination, stratagem, manœuvre, wile, finesse, ruse

2. intrigue(n.)

   Synonyms:
   amour, love affair

3. intrigue(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   manœuvre, form plots

4. intrigue(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   carry on an amour

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. intrigue(n)

   Synonyms:
   conspiracy, machination, cabal, plot, amour (illicit love affair), liaison

2. intrigue(v)

   Synonyms:
   plot, scheme, machinate, cabal

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1. List of paraphrases for "intrigue":

   plot

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1. Jason Dittmann:

   It's very interesting to me that we have just discovered a super-Earth right up against that boundary, the fact that the planet is rocky and in its star's habitable zone also raises its intrigue, because we may now have a planet suitable for the search for life as well.

2. Syafrudin Anhar:

   Muhammadiyah is now in the middle of a struggle between a capitalist economic system and a socialist economic system, the world will not reach peace and prosperity through political intrigue, but rather through economic balance.

3. Aaron Schock:

   I think there's obviously some modest intrigue because, you know, most members offices are cream walls.

4. Ayanna Pressley:

   It's our job to create space for those voices to be heard, and that's what guides me in this work every day -- not palace intrigue.

5. Grant Rumley:

   I don't see elections anytime soon, but I do see some intrigue at the Fatah conference in November, erekat's tapping as the next PLO secretary-general might be a hint that he'll be appointed vice-president.

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