Synonyms of conspirator

conspirator

noun

as in traitor

a person who is involved in a secret plan to do something harmful or illegal; a person who is involved in a conspiracy

The conspirators were caught in a web of lies that eventually led to their undoing.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traitor
• betrayer
• coconspirator
• intriguer
• schemer
• cohort
• plotter
• snake
• collaborator
• turncoat
• Judas
• serpent
• quisling
• accessary
• double-dealer
• apostate
• backstabber
• abettor
• double-crosser
• accessory
• recreant
• abetter
• subverter
• collaborationist
• confederate
• sellout
• subversive
• accommodationist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conspirator

However, a poll of 2,000 U.S. voted conducted by the Democratic pollster Fernand Amandi in 2022 found just 38 percent of American voters were convinced by this version of events, while half believed multiple conspirators were involved. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025

Trump views the bureau as a hotbed of disloyal conspirators. —Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025

And another conspirator, Donell Gardner of Charlotte, was sentenced in July to four and a half years. —Observer Staff Report, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2025

Anti-climate-change conspirators have many explanations: solar activity, radiation, the Earth's (and sun's) movements around the Milky Way, among other theories. —Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025