machinate
81scheme — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plan, plot, project, design, intrigue; system, method; cunning. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. project, design, plot, stratagem; see plan 2 , system 2 . See Synonym Study at plan . v. Syn. intrigue, contrive …
82wangle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v., informal, wheedle, inveigle, coax; extort, wring, wrench; contrive, get by hook or crook, con (sl.), rustle up (sl.). See stealing, acquisition. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. get, acquire, procure; see… …
83collude — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. conspire, connive, intrigue, plot; see cooperate 1 , plan 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To work out a secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end: connive, conspire, intrigue, machinate, plot, scheme. See CRIMES,… …
84contrive — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To invent] Syn. make, improvise, devise, think up; see create 2 , invent 1 , plan 1 . 2. [To succeed with difficulty] Syn. manage, pass, compass, negotiate, afford, engineer, manipulate, shift, make shift, get by, arrange,… …
85connive — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [kuh NIVE] to conspire in a wrongdoing or at least look the other way. They connive to get what they want. SYN.: conspire, scheme, collude, plot, *be in cahoots with, look the other way, intrigue …
86tamper — verb (tamper with) interfere with (something) without authority or so as to cause damage. noun a machine or tool for tamping down earth or ballast. Derivatives tamperer noun Origin C16 (in the sense busy oneself to a particular end, machinate ):… …
87cabal — I. n. 1. Clique (for some sinister purpose), junto, coterie, set, party, gang, faction, combination, league, confederacy, camarilla. 2. Intrigue, plot, complot, conspiracy, machination. II. v. n. Intrigue, plot, conspire, complot, machinate …
88conspire — verb 1) they admitted conspiring to steal cars Syn: plot, scheme, plan, intrigue, machinate, collude, connive, collaborate, work hand in glove; informal be in cahoots 2) circumstances conspired against them Syn: act together …
89plot — 1. noun 1) a plot to overthrow him Syn: conspiracy, intrigue, secret plan; machinations 2) the plot of her novel Syn: story line, story, scenario, action, thread; formal diegesis 3) …
90cabal — n 1. camarilla, junto, ring, gang, band, crew, party; faction, clique, coterie, set, Inf. push; union, coalition, combination, league, confederacy. 2. plot, complot, conspiracy, intrigue, connivance; plan, design, scheme, racket. v 3. plot,… …
