Synonyms for connivance
kəˈnaɪ vənscon·nivance

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1. connivance, collusionnoun

   agreement on a secret plot

   Synonyms:
   collusion, tacit consent, secret approval

2. connivance, secret approval, tacit consentnoun

   (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing

   Synonyms:
   collusion, tacit consent, secret approval

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1. connivancenoun

   Synonyms:
   voluntary blindness (to an act), pretended ignorance, forbearance or disapproval, winking at

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1. List of paraphrases for "connivance":

   collusion, complicity, privity, acquiescence

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1. The Brasilia police:

   It is easy to see in the footage the police officers talking to the attackers. There was an explicit connivance of the police with the demonstrators.

2. Luiz Inacio:

   The Brasilia police neglected [ the attack threat ], Brasilia’s intelligence neglected it, it is easy to see in the footage the police officers talking to the attackers. There was an explicit connivance of the police with the demonstrators.

3. Ricardo A Scott:

   There are those who sit and wonder why others strive amongst all the odds. They will never know, as they are the ones who try to keep others back by their envy and connivance with which they are preoccupied most of the time'- ricardo a scott, reggae inventor from trench town

4. Vincenzo Spadafora:

   Too often the soccer clubs have played down and defended due to laziness, connivance or fear the extremists among their own fans, over the last few months things have started to change but there are still many steps to be taken.