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cahoots Antonyms

Opposite of cahoots

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• noun (Context 1)

A secret, questionable, or illicit partnership or collusion between two or more people (used almost exclusively in the phrase 'in cahoots').

Usage Example

"The investigators discovered that the corrupt official was in opposition with the smuggling ring."

Strong
opposition
Weak
rivalry

Similar words to cahoots

Words similar to cahoots shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

collusion
complicity
conspiracy
connivance
league
partnership
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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Cahoots. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/cahoots
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