Dictionary Definition
conniving adj
1 acting together in secret toward a fraudulent
or illegal end [syn: collusive]
2 used of persons; "the most calculating and
selfish men in the community" [syn: calculating, calculative, scheming, shrewd]
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English
Verb
conniving- present participle of connive
Adjective
- That connives; conspiratorial
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Byzantine, Machiavellian, calculating, coacting, coactive, coadjutant, coadjuvant, coefficient, collaborative, collective, collectivist, collectivistic, collusive, combined, commensal, common, communal, communalist, communalistic, communist, communistic, communitarian, concerted, concordant, concurrent, concurring, connivent, conspiring, contriving, cooperant, cooperating, cooperative, designing, ecumenic, fellow, harmonious, harmonized, intriguing, joint, mutual, noncompetitive, plotting, reciprocal, scheming, stratagemical, symbiotic, synergetic, synergic, synergistic, uncompetitive, up
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