concerting
Arranging in unison
Concerting is the present participle of concert, meaning to arrange or plan together, to coordinate efforts toward a common goal.
The word appears most often in its past participle form: a concerted effort, concerted action.
To concert with others is to work in harmony with them, though this construction sounds dated.
The allies spent months concerting their strategy.
Devising a secret plan
- conspiringPlotting secretly with others
- colludingSecretly cooperating for deception
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
- machinatingPlotting with harmful intent
contriving · devising · maneuvering · intriguing · cabal · collaboration · confederating · hatching
Agreement or musical blend
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
teamwork · synergy · partnership · cooperation · unison · integration · arrangement · planning
Forceful interruption of process
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
- disquietingCausing unease or worry
- unnervingCausing loss of composure
alarming · disturbing · jarring · rattling · perturbing · agitating · troubling · discomposing
plotting
Devising a secret plan
- conspiringPlotting secretly with others
- colludingSecretly cooperating for deception
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
machinating · contriving · devising · maneuvering · intriguing · cabal · collaboration · confederating · hatching · engineering
harmony
Agreement or musical blend
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
alignment · teamwork · synergy · partnership · cooperation · unison · integration · arrangement · planning · choreography
disruption
Forceful interruption of process
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
- disquietingCausing unease or worry
unnerving · alarming · disturbing · jarring · rattling · perturbing · agitating · troubling · discomposing · flustering
concertinggoing solo
Acting without partners
freelancing · going it alone · individualizing · separating · dissociating
concertingopposing
Standing against something
conflicting · clashing · undermining · obstructing · thwarting