conspire

verb

kən-ˈspī(-ə)r How to pronounce conspire (audio)
Definition of conspirenext
1
as in to plot
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends conspired to replace the leader with someone more easily influenced

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2
as in to cooperate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end foul weather and airline foul-ups seemed to be conspiring to ruin our vacation

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Recent Examples of conspire Prosecutors allege Fernandez Saldana and Gardner conspired to kill Bridegan over ongoing custody and parenting disputes, and that Fernandez Saldana allegedly hired his tenant, Henry Tenon, to carry out the murder. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 Miller was accused, along with his former Chief Financial Officer Anosh Ahmed, of conspiring to accept checks and money transfers from Suhail in exchange for the award of contracts and other hospital business to Suhail’s companies. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 The second is that colleges and conferences are competing businesses that conspire through NCAA rules to limit how each can compete for college athletes’ services. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The announcement says at least some of the individuals conspired to sell Nvidia’s B300 systems, which use its latest Blackwell architecture, but have been barred from export to China. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conspire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspire
  1. plot
  2. cooperate
  3. scheme
  4. collaborate
  5. unite
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  • There’s also growing evidence that building a career inside a firm continues to be a more reliable route to success than trying to plot a path across companies.
    — Matthew Bidwell, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Proper later allegedly admitted to plotting the UFC 250 attack and described it in full to the FBI, according to the criminal complaint.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of plot
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  • The scandal surrounding the prosecution was heightened by his father’s attempt to stop his relatives from cooperating with authorities.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Farm Adventures is based in Iredell County and books events in surrounding communities, and officials say the owner has been cooperating with the investigation.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of cooperate
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  • What makes a roster a championship roster is scheming by accentuating the strengths and minimizing the weaknesses.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Supposedly scheming to raise rents in order to raise broker fees often pegged to rent prices, Compass went to war with Zillow, the most popular free real estate platform that never charges broker fees.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of scheme
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  • Ramya collaborated with Lotus Bloom and her friend Sandy Gill to customize a Papa Don’t Preach lehenga.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The pair collaborated on the track for the band’s third studio album Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, and last performed it together in 2020 during a live performance recorded on the rooftop of Electric Lady Studios in New York City.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaborate
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  • Data center backlash is also uniting people from across the political spectrum ahead of the midterm elections.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • At home several center-right parties initially declined to join his coalition, illustrating the challenge of uniting the broader Brazilian right behind his candidacy.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
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“Conspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspire. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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