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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Like most conspiratorial thinking, this argument seems persuasive on its surface but falls apart under the slightest scrutiny.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2024
The current moment has brought conspiratorial thinking, which emerged on the fringes of politics during Trump’s first term, into the center of a major-party platform, experts said.
—Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
This is how most immigrant communities in the United States form; there’s nothing conspiratorial about it.
—Roxane Gay, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2024
Still, the paper authors say the findings underscore a more fundamental point: facts and reason, when delivered properly can pull some people out of their conspiratorial rabbit holes.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 Sep. 2024
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2024
The current moment has brought conspiratorial thinking, which emerged on the fringes of politics during Trump’s first term, into the center of a major-party platform, experts said.
—Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
This is how most immigrant communities in the United States form; there’s nothing conspiratorial about it.
—Roxane Gay, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2024
Still, the paper authors say the findings underscore a more fundamental point: facts and reason, when delivered properly can pull some people out of their conspiratorial rabbit holes.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 Sep. 2024
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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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