conniving

• Beschreibt eine Person, die listig, hinterhältig und bereit ist, andere zu täuschen, um ihre eigenen Ziele zu erreichen.

Describes a person who is scheming, cunning, and willing to deceive others to achieve their own goals.

1. Secretly plottingC1formal

   Acting together in a secret or underhanded way to achieve something dishonest or illegal.

   Heimlich konspirierend

   • The conniving employees were caught stealing from the company.
   • She had a conniving look in her eyes as she whispered to her partner.
   • The conniving politician was exposed for his corrupt dealings.

   Synonymecalculatingcunningdeviousintriguingschemingunderhanded

   Antonymeguilelesshonestingenuousopenstraightforward

2. Deceitful or schemingC1formal

   Describing a person who is cunning and manipulative, often for personal gain.

   Hinterlistig oder berechnend

   • He is a conniving individual who will do anything to get ahead.
   • The conniving villain in the movie tricked everyone.
   • Her conniving nature made it hard for others to trust her.

   Synonymecalculatingcraftycunningdeceitfuldeviousmanipulativeschemingslyunderhandedwily

   Antonymedirectforthrightguilelesshonestsincerestraightforwardtrustworthy

• Verb, das ein heimliches Zusammenwirken oder eine geheime Absprache mit jemandem bezeichnet, meist um unehrliche oder illegale Handlungen zu ermöglichen oder stillschweigend zu dulden.

A verb used to indicate secretly cooperating or conspiring with someone to do something dishonest or illegal.

1. Secretly cooperate or plotC1formal

   To secretly work together with someone to do something dishonest or illegal.

   Heimlich konspirieren

   • The two officials connived to embezzle public funds.
   • They connived with the enemy to overthrow the government.
   • The employees connived to hide the accounting errors from the auditors.

   Synonymecolludecomplotconspireintriguemachinateplotscheme

2. Tacitly allow wrongdoingC1formal

   To deliberately ignore or give silent approval to something wrong or illegal.

   Still dulden

   • The manager connived at the staff's frequent absences.
   • The police were accused of conniving at the illegal gambling operation.
   • By not reporting the violation, she effectively connived in the crime.

   Synonymecondoneignoreoverlooktolerateturn a blind eyewink at

   Antonymecondemndisallowforbidopposepreventprohibit

Phrasal-Variantenconnive at