Antonyms for complicity


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuhm-plis-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈplɪs ɪ ti


Definition of complicity

Origin :
  • 1650s, from French complicité, from Old French complice "accomplice, comrade, companion" (14c.), from Late Latin complicem, accusative of complex "partner, confederate," from Latin complicare "to fold together" (see complicate; also cf. accomplice).
  • noun conspiracy
Example sentences :
  • Was I, too, not visited with consequences of the original offence in which I had no complicity?
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • But the miller did not suspect her of complicity in the affair.
  • Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
  • It does not matter now how far his complicity may be betrayed by his papers.
  • Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
  • What shocked him most was the implied aspersion of complicity on Mrs Anthony.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • What shocked him most was the implied aspersion of complicity on Mrs. Anthony.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • Martinengo, who had admitted his complicity, had no previous convictions.
  • Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
  • The profound emotion of Alexander looks like a sign of complicity.
  • Extract from : « The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy » by Jacob Burckhardt
  • On the whole his complicity 99was evident, and he was sent for five years at hard labor.
  • Extract from : « Ten Tales » by Franois Coppe
  • Well, after that I cannot see any doubt as to the complicity of the guard.
  • Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne
  • There are circumstances in which a good citizen is bound to repudiate all complicity.
  • Extract from : « The Gods are Athirst » by Anatole France

Synonyms for complicity

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