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con·spir·a·cy
 conspiracy
- pronunciation:
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spi
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
conspiracies |
| definition 1: |
a secret agreement or plan among two or more persons to perform a crime or other wrongful act.
- synonyms:
- cabal, collusion, connivance
- similar words:
- intrigue, machination, plot, scheme
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| definition 2: |
a group engaged in such an agreement or plan.
- synonyms:
- cabal
- similar words:
- confederacy
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| definition 3: |
the carrying out of such a plan.
- similar words:
- intrigue
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| definition 4: |
the working together or concurrence, esp. of natural forces.
a conspiracy of moonlight and stillness- similar words:
- collusion, concurrence, cooperation, synchronicity
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| related words: |
complicity, deal, treachery, treason |
| derivations: |
conspiratorial (adj.), conspiratory (adj.), conspiratorially (adv.) |
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