Definitions
- Referring to the act of scheming or devising a plan, often with a negative connotation. - Talking about the process of planning or plotting something in secret. - Describing the act of manipulating or engineering a situation to achieve a particular outcome.
- Referring to the act of secretly planning or plotting something, often with a negative connotation. - Talking about the process of working together in secret to achieve a particular goal or outcome. - Describing the act of colluding or scheming with others to commit an illegal or harmful act.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words refer to secret planning or plotting.
- 2Both have a negative connotation.
- 3Both involve multiple people working together towards a common goal.
- 4Both can be used to describe illegal or harmful activities.
- 5Both imply a level of secrecy and deception.
What is the difference?
- 1Intensity: Machinate implies a more intense level of planning and scheming than conspire.
- 2Collaboration: Conspire emphasizes collaboration and working together, while machinate can be done individually or in a group.
- 3Legal implications: Conspire is often used in legal contexts to describe criminal activity, while machinate can be used in a broader range of contexts.
- 4Intentions: Machinate can be used to describe both positive and negative intentions, while conspire is typically associated with negative intentions.
- 5Frequency: Conspire is a more commonly used word than machinate.
Remember this!
Machinate and conspire are synonyms that both refer to secret planning or plotting, often with a negative connotation. However, machinate implies a more intense level of planning and scheming, while conspire emphasizes collaboration and working together towards a common goal. Additionally, conspire is more commonly used and is often associated with criminal activity in legal contexts.
