Intrigue

//ˈɪntɹiːɡ//

Synonyms for "intrigue" (198 found)

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Closest matches (40)

Noun(1 words)
machination
Verb(1 words)
allure

Strong matches (59)

Related words (99)

Noun(1 words)
intrigo

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

8 entries

Synonyms

1 entries

Related terms

6 entries

causes desire

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derived

3 entries

is a

2 entries

manner of

1 entries

related to

26 entries

Showing 16 of 26 words.

Translations

128 translations across 43 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • دَسِيسَة noun (plot or scheme)

Armenian

1 entries
  • բանսարկություն noun (plot or scheme)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • інтры́га noun (plot or scheme)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • интри́га noun (plot or scheme)
  • интри́га noun (the plot of a play)
  • интри́га noun (clandestine intercourse)
  • машина́ция noun (plot or scheme)

Catalan

4 entries
  • intriga noun (plot or scheme)
  • intriga noun (the plot of a play)
  • intrigar verb (to plan)
  • intrigar verb (to arouse interest)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 密謀 /密谋 noun (plot or scheme)
  • 陰謀 /阴谋 noun (plot or scheme)
  • 密謀 /密谋 verb (to plan)
  • 引起奇心 verb (to arouse interest)

Czech

2 entries
  • intrika noun (plot or scheme)
  • pleticha noun (plot or scheme)

Danish

2 entries
  • intrige noun (plot or scheme)
  • intrigere verb (to plan)

Dutch

3 entries
  • intrige noun (plot or scheme)
  • intrigeren verb (to plan)
  • intrigeren verb (to arouse interest)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • intrigo noun (plot or scheme)
  • intrigi verb (to plan)

Estonian

1 entries
  • intriig noun (plot or scheme)

Finnish

4 entries
  • juoni noun (plot or scheme)
  • salajuoni noun (plot or scheme)
  • juonitella verb (to plan)
  • kiehtoa verb (to arouse interest)

French

4 entries
  • intrigue noun (plot or scheme)
  • intrigue noun (the plot of a play)
  • conspirer verb (to plan)
  • intriguer verb (to plan)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ინტრიგა noun (plot or scheme)

German

3 entries
  • Intrige noun (plot or scheme)
  • faszinieren verb (to arouse interest)
  • intrigieren verb (to plan)

Greek

4 entries
  • δολοπλοκία noun (plot or scheme)
  • μηχανορραφία noun (plot or scheme)
  • πλοκή noun (the plot of a play)
  • ραδιουργία noun (plot or scheme)

Hindi

2 entries
  • षड्यंत्र noun (plot or scheme)
  • साज़िश noun (plot or scheme)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • cselszövés noun (plot or scheme)
  • intrika noun (plot or scheme)
  • ármány noun (plot or scheme)
  • áskálódás noun (plot or scheme)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • brögð noun (plot or scheme)

Italian

3 entries
  • intrigo noun (plot or scheme)
  • intrigare verb (to plan)
  • intrigare verb (to arouse interest)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 陰謀 noun (plot or scheme)

Korean

1 entries
  • 음모 noun (plot or scheme)

Latvian

1 entries
  • intriga noun (plot or scheme)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • intriga noun (plot or scheme)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • и́нтрига noun (plot or scheme)
  • сиже́ noun (the plot of a play)
  • спле́тка noun (plot or scheme)
  • фа́була noun (the plot of a play)

Māori

2 entries
  • kara noun (plot or scheme)
  • whakangārahu verb (to plan)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • intrige noun (plot or scheme)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • فتنه noun (plot or scheme)
  • فساد noun (plot or scheme)

Persian

4 entries
  • انتریگ noun (plot or scheme)
  • دسیسه noun (plot or scheme)
  • فتنه noun (plot or scheme)
  • شیفته کردن verb (to arouse interest)

Polish

4 entries
  • fabuła noun (the plot of a play)
  • intryga noun (plot or scheme)
  • romans noun (clandestine intercourse)
  • schadzka noun (clandestine intercourse)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • intriga noun (plot or scheme)
  • intrigar verb (to plan)
  • intrigar verb (to arouse interest)

Romanian

1 entries
  • intrigă noun (plot or scheme)

Russian

4 entries
  • интри́га noun (plot or scheme)
  • сюже́т noun (the plot of a play)
  • фа́була noun (the plot of a play)
  • заинтересова́ть verb (to arouse interest)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • splȅtka noun (plot or scheme)
  • ìntrīga noun (plot or scheme)
  • спле̏тка noun (plot or scheme)
  • ѝнтрӣга noun (plot or scheme)

Slovak

1 entries
  • intriga noun (plot or scheme)

Slovene

1 entries
  • spletka noun (plot or scheme)

Spanish

4 entries
  • argumento noun (the plot of a play)
  • intriga noun (plot or scheme)
  • intrigar verb (to plan)
  • intrigar verb (to arouse interest)

Swedish

2 entries
  • intrig noun (plot or scheme)
  • intrigera verb (to plan)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • pungka noun (plot or scheme)

Tajik

2 entries
  • дасиса noun (plot or scheme)
  • фитна noun (plot or scheme)

Turkish

2 entries
  • dolantı noun (the plot of a play)
  • entrika noun (plot or scheme)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • інтри́га noun (plot or scheme)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • fitna noun (plot or scheme)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Foreign people intrigue me.

Source: tatoeba (1471)

He watches for an opportunity to intrigue against his rival.

Source: tatoeba (295286)

This is a story full of intrigue, love, betrayal and secrets.

Source: tatoeba (4964602)

The president-elect's cabinet selection process appeared in disarray, even as his fawning acolytes disputed multiple news reports of backbiting, vendettas, infighting and persistent, bitter acrimony. With the constantly ongoing palace intrigue, it was difficult to know for certain who was in charge.

Source: tatoeba (5615777)

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