Synonyms for connive
verb
To work out a secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end:
collude, conspire, intrigue, machinate, plot, scheme. See crimes, planned
phrasal verb connive atTo pretend not to see:
blink (at), disregard, ignore, pass over, wink at. Idioms: be blind to, close (or shut) one's eyes to, look the other way, turn a blind eye to. See see
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