Connive
Connive verb - To secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful.
Usage example: the principal connived at all the school absences that were recorded on the day of the city's celebration of its Super Bowl victory
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Common collocations
| way | connive way | ignore way |
Cite this Source
Ignore and Connive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/connive/ignore
Connive & Ignore. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/connive/ignore>.
Ignore or Connive. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/connive/ignore.
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