conspiratorial
adjective
con·spir·a·to·ri·al
kən-ˌspir-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a conspiracy
Examples of conspiratorial in a Sentence
She gave me a conspiratorial smile across the table.
His voice became low and conspiratorial.
Recent Examples on the Web
What strengthened the Nazis throughout the conspiratorial maneuverings of the period was certainly not any great display of discipline.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
The court's rules insulate jurors from being presented with conspiratorial claims and baseless theories, according to George Washington University law professor Catherine Ross.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2024
Despite this progress, a loud minority still perpetuates conspiratorial rhetoric about the government introducing the disease to captive deer pens and inventing the disease to get more funding.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 4 Jan. 2024
Kennedy, 69, has tried to paint himself as a unifying force while leaning heavily on divisive and conspiratorial language, telling voters that government agencies, the media, major corporations and other institutions are lying to them.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
In the spring of 2021, Other Naomi started floating the conspiratorial fiction that vaccinated people might somehow endanger the unvaccinated.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
But there was also a more conspiratorial undercurrent.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2024
Her arresting work in Martin Scorsese’s epic has been the subject of a little category confusion—her character, Mollie, is central to the plot but goes missing for a good chunk, as she’s bedridden by a conspiratorial plot to kill her.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
Kennedy’s movement exemplifies the resonance of conspiratorial views.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
The court's rules insulate jurors from being presented with conspiratorial claims and baseless theories, according to George Washington University law professor Catherine Ross.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2024
Despite this progress, a loud minority still perpetuates conspiratorial rhetoric about the government introducing the disease to captive deer pens and inventing the disease to get more funding.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 4 Jan. 2024
Kennedy, 69, has tried to paint himself as a unifying force while leaning heavily on divisive and conspiratorial language, telling voters that government agencies, the media, major corporations and other institutions are lying to them.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
In the spring of 2021, Other Naomi started floating the conspiratorial fiction that vaccinated people might somehow endanger the unvaccinated.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
But there was also a more conspiratorial undercurrent.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2024
Her arresting work in Martin Scorsese’s epic has been the subject of a little category confusion—her character, Mollie, is central to the plot but goes missing for a good chunk, as she’s bedridden by a conspiratorial plot to kill her.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
Kennedy’s movement exemplifies the resonance of conspiratorial views.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1855, in the meaning defined above
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conspiratorial
adjective
con·spir·a·to·ri·al
kən-ˌspir-ə-ˈtōr-ē-əl
-ˈtȯr-
: of or relating to a conspiracy
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conspiratorial
adjective
con·spir·a·tor·i·al
kən-ˈspir-ə-ˈtōr-ē-əl
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a conspiracy
conspiratorially
adverb
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