The term connivance is defined as the act of deliberately allowing or encouraging something to happen, usually something wrong or illegal. It is related to the terms COMPLICITY (10 letters), COLLUSION (9 letters), SCHEME (6 letters) and PLOT (4 letters). COMPLICITY is the involvement in a wrongful act, while COLLUSION is a secret agreement between two or more parties for a fraudulent or deceitful purpose. A SCHEME is a plan or strategy intended to achieve a particular goal, while a PLOT is a secret plan to do something illegal or harmful. Connivance is often used to describe the actions of those who are aware of a wrongdoing but do not take action to stop it.