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.
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Sure, there had been shows that broke the fourth wall, but none did so with quite the same conspiratorial panache as Phoebe Waller-Bridge, delivering her straight-to-camera confessions with winking glee and singular wit.
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Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Americans broadly are susceptible to conspiratorial thinking.
—Miles Bryan, Vox, 30 Jan. 2025
She was widely lauded for her handling of both crises, even though the latter would eventually draw the ire of conspiratorial backlash, and even violence.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Trump’s claim that investigations of him were conspiratorial deep-state operations was unpersuasive; there were, however, people within the executive branch who saw themselves as trying to stop him.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
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Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Americans broadly are susceptible to conspiratorial thinking.
—Miles Bryan, Vox, 30 Jan. 2025
She was widely lauded for her handling of both crises, even though the latter would eventually draw the ire of conspiratorial backlash, and even violence.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Trump’s claim that investigations of him were conspiratorial deep-state operations was unpersuasive; there were, however, people within the executive branch who saw themselves as trying to stop him.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Conspiratorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspiratorial. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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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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