conspiracy
/kənˈspɪɹəsi/noun4 syllables
Conspiracy means: a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act.
Synonyms for conspiracy4
noun, as in a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
confederacy
noun, as in a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
cabal
noun, as in a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
confederacy
What does conspiracy mean?3
noun
1
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
2
a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
3
a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Conspiracy in a sentence
- Without a moment's hesitation, they took drastic action against the conspiracy.CM
- Without dissemination of the facts, conspiracy theories will abound.AlanF_US
- Conspiracy theories draw skeptics, who then also unmask them.Miktsoanit
- Three years ago, that was just a conspiracy theory.maaster
- Unfortunately, every so-called conspiracy theory turned out to be true.frpzzd
- I wish this conspiracy you speak of was real, just to spite you.DJ_Saidez
- Of course conspiracies do happen, but what you're talking about is absurd.shekitten
- I want to see what's at the bottom of this conspiracy of silence.AlanF_US
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of conspiracy
as a noun
- plural
- conspiracies