Complicity
Complicity noun - A secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose.
Usage example: the two major auction houses acting in complicity to drive up the prices of art works
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Scheme and complicity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scheme" instead a noun "Complicity".
Scheme
Scheme noun - A secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends.
Usage example: a scheme to kidnap the president's daughter
Complicity and scheme are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Complicity" instead a noun "Scheme".
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Scheme and Complicity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/complicity/scheme
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