Synonyms for intrigue

verb

1. To fascinate

   interest, pique, attract, beguile; see attract 2, charm 1, entertain 1, fascinate.

2. To plot

   scheme, conspire, connive; see maneuver, plan 1.

noun

1. Plot

   scheme, conspiracy, cabal, machination, plan, secret arrangement, complication, ruse, artifice, design, dodge, contrivance, collusion, maneuver, maneuvering, manipulation, double-dealing, secret plot, wire-pulling*, deal*, game*; see also plot 1, trick 1.

2. Love affair

   liaison, amour, affair, interlude, entanglement, attachment, intimacy, infatuation, flirtation, romance, hush-hush affair*; see also affair 2. See syn. study at plot.