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
Pardon and connive are semantically related. in deliberately ignore topic. In some cases you can use "Pardon" instead a verb "Connive".
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Common collocations
| way | connive way | pardon way |
Cite this Source
Pardon and Connive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/connive/pardon
Connive & Pardon. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/connive/pardon>.
Pardon or Connive. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/connive/pardon.
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