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Intrigue

To form a plot or scheme; to contrive to accomplish a purpose by secret artifice.

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Broader term 4

Game 76% connected

Crooked; lame; as, a game leg.

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Interest 76% connected

To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Plot 76% connected

A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.

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Romance 76% connected

A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arth…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 2

Grab 76% connected

A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.

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Seize 76% connected

To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.

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Narrower term 1

Priestcraft 76% connected

Priestly policy; the policy of a priesthood; esp., in an ill sense, fraud or imposition in religious concerns; management by priests to gain wealth a…

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Derivationally related 4

Fascination 74% connected

The act of fascinating, bewhiching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fascination 74% connected

The act of fascinating, bewhiching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Connive 92% connected

To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Fascinate 92% connected

To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Machination 92% connected

The act of machinating.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Scheme 92% connected

A combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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