Select the option closest in meaning to the underlined word.
The night guard was arrested for having connived with the thieves who broke into the jewellery shop.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Conspired
In the given sentence, connived means secretly worked with someone to do something wrong. Its synonym is conspired. Example: The clerk connived with an agent to sell train tickets at double the price.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Quarrelled | argued angrily with someone | The twins quarrelled over the window seat in the car. |
| (2) Bargained | talked with someone to agree on a price or a deal (open and honest, not secret) | Mummy bargained with the vegetable seller for ten minutes. |
| (3) Pleaded | asked for something in a strong and emotional way | Aarav pleaded with his father for one more hour of cricket. |
| (4) Conspired (answer) | made a secret plan with others to do something wrong (same as connived) | The two brothers conspired to hide their sister’s diary. |
| Synonyms of connived: conspired, colluded, plotted, schemed Antonyms of connived: opposed, resisted, exposed |