Definitions
- Referring to a secret plan made by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal. - Talking about a plot or scheme to achieve a particular goal, often involving secrecy and deceit. - Describing a collaboration between two or more people to commit a wrongful act.
- Referring to the act of planning or scheming to achieve a particular goal or outcome. - Talking about the use of creativity or ingenuity to come up with a solution or plan. - Describing the act of devising or inventing something through skill and effort.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words involve planning or scheming to achieve a goal.
- 2Both words can have negative connotations.
- 3Both words imply a level of intentionality in the action being taken.
What is the difference?
- 1Collaboration: Conspire implies collaboration between two or more people, while contrive does not necessarily require collaboration.
- 2Secrecy: Conspire often involves secrecy and deceit, while contrive does not necessarily involve these elements.
- 3Illegality: Conspire often implies an illegal or harmful act, while contrive does not necessarily have this connotation.
- 4Creativity: Contrive implies the use of creativity or ingenuity, while conspire does not necessarily require these qualities.
- 5Effort: Contrive implies the use of skill and effort to devise or invent something, while conspire does not necessarily require these qualities.
Remember this!
Conspire and contrive both involve planning or scheming to achieve a goal, but they differ in terms of collaboration, secrecy, illegality, creativity, and effort. Conspire often implies collaboration, secrecy, and illegality, while contrive emphasizes creativity and effort in devising a plan or solution.
