Antonyms for intrigue
ɪnˈtrig; ˈɪn trigin·trigue

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. intrigue

   Antonyms:
   insurrection, rebellion, congress, assembly, force, violence, assault, openness, candor, sincerity, honesty, probity, straightforwardness

   Synonyms:
   cabal, plot, conspiracy, machination, artifice, design, manoeuvres, cunning, duplicity, trickery, chicanery, love affair, amour, ruse

Matched Categories

1. • Interest
   • Plot

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. intrigue, machinationnoun

   a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

   Synonyms:
   machination

2. intrigueverb

   a clandestine love affair

   Synonyms:
   machination

3. intrigue, fascinateverb

   cause to be interested or curious

   Synonyms:
   beguile, enamour, entrance, capture, spellbind, fascinate, enchant, charm, catch, scheme, bewitch, becharm, trance, transfix, connive, grip, enamor, captivate

4. scheme, intrigue, conniveverb

   form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

   Synonyms:
   connive, fascinate, scheme

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1. intriguenoun

   Synonyms:
   conspiracy, machination, cabal, plot, amour (illicit love affair), liaison

2. intrigueverb

   Synonyms:
   plot, scheme, machinate, cabal

How to use intrigue in a sentence?

1. Aaron Schock:

   I think there's obviously some modest intrigue because, you know, most members offices are cream walls.

2. Ron DeSantis:

   I can tell you in four years, you did n’t see our administration leaking like a sieve, you did n’t see a lot of drama or palace intrigue, what you saw was surgical, precision execution. Day after day after day. And because we did that, we beat the left day after day after day.

3. Ron DeSantis:

   There’s no drama in our administration, there’s no palace intrigue. (My staffers) basically just sit back and say, ‘OK, what’s the governor going to do next?’ And we roll out and we execute.

4. Ayanna Pressley:

   It's our job to create space for those voices to be heard, and that's what guides me in this work every day -- not palace intrigue.

5. Michael Reaves/Getty Images:

   I think there's a lot of intrigue there. His performance on the field wasn't very good, on tape. I think, Robert Griffin, a rookie of the year, [I'm] surprised he's out there. Tim Tebow takes a team to the playoffs, there's some surprise that he never came back. You know, Johnny Manziel, he's out there.

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