Synonyms for intrigue
ɪnˈtrig; ˈɪn trigin·trigue

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

1. intrigue

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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

Matched Categories

1. • Interest
   • Plot

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1. intriguenoun

   Synonyms:
   plot, conspiracy, cabal, machination, stratagem, manœuvre, wile, finesse, ruse

2. intriguenoun

   Synonyms:
   amour, love affair

3. intrigueverb

   Synonyms:
   manœuvre, form plots

4. intrigueverb

   Synonyms:
   carry on an amour

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1. intriguenoun

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

2. intrigueverb

   Synonyms:
   plot, scheme, machinate, cabal

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1. List of paraphrases for "intrigue":

   plot

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1. Clive Cussler:

   The mystery, of course, the intrigue and the history. I'm a history nut. I never say anything, but I got a Ph.D. in maritime history, but it's the challenge, I think. Because if you are successful, it's a great feeling of achievement. In my case, if it's lost, I'll look for it.

2. Jason Dittmann:

   It's very interesting to me that we have just discovered a super-Earth right up against that boundary, the fact that the planet is rocky and in its star's habitable zone also raises its intrigue, because we may now have a planet suitable for the search for life as well.

3. Syafrudin Anhar:

   Muhammadiyah is now in the middle of a struggle between a capitalist economic system and a socialist economic system, the world will not reach peace and prosperity through political intrigue, but rather through economic balance.

4. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images:

   Look, when I'm out with Georgians every day talking to them, they're about what's going on around the kitchen table, the impact on their lives, the out-of-control spending in Washington, the woke indoctrination in the schools, crime, open borders. They're very focused on someone that can come solve their problems right now in 2022. So, they're focused on the kitchen table and not palace intrigue.

5. Madelyn Esposito-Smith:

   Covid has incinerated sexual desire, couples that live together lost any intrigue and mystery working remotely side by side, and alone time to recharge became a precious commodity.