connive[verb]Synonyms:- conspire, collude, cook up
(informal), intrigue, plot, scheme
- connive at: turn a blind eye to, abet, disregard, let pass, look the other way, overlook, wink at
Contrasted words: disapprove, disfavor, frown (at
or upon), disallow, reject, repudiate, disdain, scorn, scout, spurn
Related Idioms: close (
or shut) one's eyes to, let go by (
or get by) one's eye, regard with indulgence
Related Words: condone,
disregard,
ignore,
overlook,
tolerate [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
con‧nive /kəˈnaɪv/
verb [intransitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: conniver, from Latin connivere 'to close the eyes, connive']
1. to not try to stop something wrong from happening
connive at
He would not be the first politician to connive at a shady business deal.2. connive (with somebody) to do something to work secretly with someone to achieve something, especially something wrong
Synonym : conspire:
They connived with their mother to deceive me.—connivance noun [uncountable]:
We could not have escaped without the connivance of the guards. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲