1. (

• connive ,

) encourage or assent to illegally or criminally ;

2. (

• scheme ,
• intrigue ,
• connive

) form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner ;

1. (

• collusive ,
• conniving

) acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end ;

2. (

• calculating ,
• calculative ,
• conniving ,
• scheming ,
• shrewd

) acting with a specific goal; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community" ;