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Conniving
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connivent
, 2.
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verb.
Present participle of
connive
.
adjective.
That connives;
conspiratorial
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adjective.
acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
adjective.
used of persons
Word Usage
"Zeno of Verona, still later, reproves the apathy of the Christian proprietors in conniving at this abuse."
Equivalent
covert
hard
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
arriving
depriving
deriving
diving
driving
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
bratty
care-taker
free-spoken
half blood
hiders
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Byzantine
Machiavellian
calculating
coacting
coactive
verb-stem
connive