Connive

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To secretly permit or actively encourage wrongdoing, especially of an illegal or criminal nature.

“The manager was accused of conniving with suppliers to fix prices illegally.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/kəˈnaɪv/

Syllables

con·nive

Related Words

Synonyms

schemeintrigue

Antonyms

oppose prevent forbid

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -IVE, a moderately common pattern. The double N early on is a strong distinguishing feature for Wordle.

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points. The V adds 4 points. CONNIVED and CONNIVES are clean extensions for longer plays.

Words Related to Connive

Words you can make from Connive

Shorter words formed from the letters in “connive”.

novice conin coven covin envoi iconv inone nonce nonic oenin oncin ovine venin vince voice cine cion cive coin cone coni conn conv cove

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