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
Overlook and connive are semantically related. in deliberately ignore topic. In some cases you can use "Overlook" instead a verb "Connive".
Overlook
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| way | connive way | overlook way |
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Overlook and Connive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/connive/overlook
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