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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The only answers in the cards regard what happened to Dinah’s house (and why), which are satisfying enough, if still tightly straddling the lines between affecting and cruel, sensible and conspiratorial.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the wild-eyed Teddy remains steadfast in his conspiratorial research and extraterrestrial accusations – at least until the stress begins to wear on him.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The ultimate goal, then, seems to be nothing less than the complete supplanting of MAGA with a new political movement—an angry, ultra-conspiratorial, unbiblical, neo-pagan movement of misfits and their hangers-on.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The network also quickly ran afoul of Robert Welch, founder of the conspiratorial right-wing anticommunist John Birch Society.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the wild-eyed Teddy remains steadfast in his conspiratorial research and extraterrestrial accusations – at least until the stress begins to wear on him.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The ultimate goal, then, seems to be nothing less than the complete supplanting of MAGA with a new political movement—an angry, ultra-conspiratorial, unbiblical, neo-pagan movement of misfits and their hangers-on.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The network also quickly ran afoul of Robert Welch, founder of the conspiratorial right-wing anticommunist John Birch Society.
—Time, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Conspiratorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspiratorial. Accessed 12 Nov. 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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