Conniving
Conniving adjective - Acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end.
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Synonyms for Conniving
Trickery and conniving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trickery" instead a noun "Conniving".
Nearby Words: connivance, connived
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Related pairs
- plot and conniving
- plot and trickery
- scheme and conniving
- scheme and trickery
- stratagem and conniving
- stratagem and trickery
- intrigue and conniving
- intrigue and trickery
- machination and conniving
- machination and trickery
- conspiracy and conniving
- conspiracy and trickery
- artifice and conniving
- artifice and trickery
Both words in one sentence
- Yashka from The Elusive Avengers is a fairly stereotypical roguish, conniving Roma boy, but this is played positively, he's a Guile Hero who uses trickery against enemies of Soviet Russia.
Source: Useful Notes / Romani
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