conspiratorial

[ kuhn-spir-uh-tawr-ee-uhl ]

/ kənˌspɪr əˈtɔr i əl /

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adjective

relating to or being a conspiracy, a secretive plan that is unlawful, harmful, or evil:They believe these rulings to be the result of a conspiratorial plot cooked up by big business interests.

suggesting or giving the impression of such a plan:The memory I have of that night is of wicked giggles and conspiratorial whispering about Tim with my best friend Gillian.

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Sometimes con·spir·a·to·ry

[kuhn-spir-uh-tawr-ee] /kənˈspɪr əˌtɔr i/ .

Origin of conspiratorial

conspiratory + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM conspiratorial

con·spir·a·to·ri·al·ly, adverbnon·con·spir·a·to·ri·al, adjective

Words nearby conspiratorial

conspiracy, conspiracy of silence, conspiracy theory, conspiration, conspirator, conspiratorial, conspire, con spirito, const., constable, constable glass

How to use conspiratorial in a sentence

People have criticized the company for not doing enough to crack down on groups spreading the unfounded QAnon conspiracy theories, and then for saying it was banning all QAnon accounts.
Why it’s easy to hate Facebook but hard to leave|Heather Kelly|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
Things like the QAnon hashtag save the children, or there was a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton staffers rigging the Iowa caucus.
EmTech Stage: Twitter’s CTO on misinformation|Tate Ryan-Mosley|November 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Now a lot of this starts on conspiracy websites, but it’s on social media that it gets amplified and spread.
EmTech Stage: Facebook’s CTO on misinformation|Tate Ryan-Mosley|November 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The way forward, she thinks, can’t be to just correct conspiracy beliefs on a case by case basis, because research shows compelling false claims spread faster than their refutations.
Why America Is Ripe for Election Conspiracy Theorizing - Facts So Romantic|Brian Gallagher|November 17, 2020|Nautilus

Conservative social media service Parler has become a haven for hate groups, extremists, and conspiracy theorists, anti-racism watchdog Anti-Defamation League warned on Friday.
Parler is a haven for extremists, anti-hate group says|Danielle Abril|November 14, 2020|Fortune
Hitchcock leans toward me in a conspiratorial, almost lascivious, way and says, “Let's pile on the menace.”
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is the conspiratorial mind using skepticism as a cloak for intellectual laziness.
Russell Brand’s Revolution For Morons|Michael Moynihan|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To add to the conspiratorial flair, they added that the DA told them not to talk to the FBI or the CIA either.
The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Any plot that relies on my ability to maintain conspiratorial silence is doomed to fail.
Vaccines Are Poison, Cellphones Cause Cancer, and Other Medical Conspiracies|Russell Saunders|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Occasionally his fluent, French-accented sentences will conclude with a conspiratorial giggle.
Meet Alexandre Desplat, Hollywood’s Master Composer|Andrew Romano|February 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She, too, gave me a conspiratorial wink and patted her handbag.
Sense from Thought Divide|Mark Irvin Clifton
Jon swept the shutter over one eye tube in a conspiratorial wink, the large mech did the same as he rolled away.
The Velvet Glove|Harry Harrison
Sister, entering upon this conspiratorial dialogue, unhesitatingly gave her approval.
Observations of an Orderly|Ward Muir
Sobered by this threat, Everett looked about with a conspiratorial air and leaned across the table.
Telempathy|Vance Simonds
I only felt some little twinge within, certain qualms of conscience about the conspiratorial character of the transaction.
Reminiscences of Tolstoy|Ilya Tolstoy