CONNIVING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does conniving mean? 

• CONNIVING (adjective)
  The adjective CONNIVING has 2 senses:

1. acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end

2. acting with a specific goal

  Familiarity information: CONNIVING used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONNIVING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end

Synonyms:

collusive; conniving

Similar:

covert (secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Acting with a specific goal

Synonyms:

calculating; calculative; conniving; scheming; shrewd

Context example:

the most calculating and selfish men in the community

Similar:

hard (dispassionate)

 Context examples 

This was exactly what Sir Thomas and Edmund had been separately conniving at, as each proved to the other by the sympathetic alacrity with which they both advised Mrs. Norris's continuing where she was, instead of rushing out into the hall as soon as the noises of the arrival reached them.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

In the gayest and happiest spirits she set forward with her father; not always listening, but always agreeing to what he said; and, whether in speech or silence, conniving at the comfortable persuasion of his being obliged to go to Randalls every day, or poor Mrs. Weston would be disappointed.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)