collusively
Through secret agreement
In a manner involving secret cooperation for deceptive or fraudulent purposes.
When parties act collusively, they work together covertly to achieve an end that harms others or circumvents rules: The contractors collusively bid on government projects to inflate prices.
Storyline or land parcel
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- cabalScheming political faction
- connivanceWillful blindness to wrongdoing
- complicityShared criminal involvement
conspire · confederacy · machination · intrigue · pact · cartel · syndicate · racket
Through intentional dishonesty
- dishonestlyIn an untruthful manner
- deceitfullyIn a lying manner
- duplicitouslyWith deliberate dishonesty
- treacherouslyIn a betraying manner
falsely · misleadingly · corruptly · unscrupulously · crookedly · shadily · underhandedly · sneakily
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
hidden · veiled · backdoor · confidential · undisclosed · hush-hush · off-the-record · under-the-table
In union or proximity
- jointlyIn shared participation
- concertLive musical performance
- tandemSequential two-person arrangement
- allianceFormal union of parties
collaboration · cooperation · synchronized · orchestrated · collectively · mutually · complicitly · confederated
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- cabalScheming political faction
- connivanceWillful blindness to wrongdoing
complicity · conspire · confederacy · machination · intrigue · pact · cartel · syndicate · racket · price-fixing
fraudulently
Through intentional dishonesty
- dishonestlyIn an untruthful manner
- deceitfullyIn a lying manner
- duplicitouslyWith deliberate dishonesty
treacherously · falsely · misleadingly · corruptly · unscrupulously · crookedly · shadily · underhandedly · sneakily · deviously
clandestine
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
stealthy · hidden · veiled · backdoor · confidential · undisclosed · hush-hush · off-the-record · under-the-table · undetected
together
In union or proximity
- jointlyIn shared participation
- concertLive musical performance
- tandemSequential two-person arrangement
alliance · collaboration · cooperation · synchronized · orchestrated · collectively · mutually · complicitly · confederated · partnered
collusivelyopenly
Without hiding anything
transparently · publicly · overtly · aboveboard · in plain sight
collusivelyindependently
Without outside assistance
competitively · unilaterally · legitimately · at arm's length · fairly
collusivelyhonestly
In a truthful manner
legitimately · lawfully · ethically · aboveboard · forthrightly