conspiratorial
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8.1
- adjective
- /kənˌspɪrəˈtɔːriəl/
:
conspiratorio
- The detective noticed a conspiratorial whisper among the suspects as they planned their next move.
- conspiratorial predispositions
- conspiratorial beliefs
- conspiratorial thinking
Again, Stalin had that same conspiratorial mentality of the West.
- Again, Stalin had that same conspiratorial mentality of the West.
- They were the most conspiratorial group of people I ever met.
- Hitler had a conspiratorial view of the world.
- And actually those books sometimes are almost conspiratorial, I would say.
- It's this very, it's this very, I don't want to say conspiratorial, but I guess that is one way to put it.
- And I can tell you that many of the articles I read about these conspiratorial meetings, they don't happen.
- There is also a degree of conspiratorial thinking, heterodox cynicism around what we're being told.
- Word salad can also sometimes be what we call persecutory, meaning that it has an almost conspiratorial or almost paranoid twist to it.
- And the pattern is that Robert F Kennedy Junior lurches towards what people call the conspiratorial and I think for good reason.
- And as long as that is the case and people are LED down these tragic conspiratorial rabbit holes, we're going to have this horrible divide.
- In some ways, it echoed his father, who is also somewhat conspiratorial in his thinking and didn't believe in vaccines or Doctor Fauci or.
- So I understand his perhaps criticism of he he had like a conspiratorial tone from my vague look at it of like what's going on here with these tests?
Examples
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Yet I happened to notice that Linda's expression was conspiratorial, impish, as well as a little beatific.
Fiction book (1997) -
Because when governments act, when individuals in a government act in a conspiratorial manner, it's not formalized.
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And actually those books sometimes are almost conspiratorial, I would say.
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Hitler had a conspiratorial view of the world.
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They were the most conspiratorial group of people I ever met.
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The lack of attention may be due, perhaps, to the clandestine, conspiratorial condition of their actions.
Academic text (2014) -
As Jordan obediently followed his host, he sent a conspiratorial smile Laurie's way.
Fiction book (1992) -
Then there is the sound of gunshots from the radio and low, conspiratorial, no-nonsense voices.
Fiction book (2001) -
Actually, Ms. Ackerman," his voice dropped to a conspiratorial timbre, "she confessed to the whole thing."
Fiction book (1999) -
Little by little, the perplexity gave way to conspiratorial guffaws, nourished by their imagination.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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6.4
Acting in a dishonest or tricky way to get what you want
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8.2
Kept secret because it is illegal or not allowed
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8.0
Someone who secretly plans to do something dishonest or harmful
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8.6
Working secretly with others to cheat or break the law
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6.2
Having secret plans to get what you want in a dishonest way
Done in secret to harm or trick people
Antonyms
How Conspiratorial
Surface Forms
Morphology
conspiratorial = conspirator (transparent) = conspirator + ial
Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ial' to 'conspirator', so the meaning 'relating to a conspirator or conspiracy' is directly predictable.
Etymology
Conspiratorial comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and spirare 'to breathe', so it once meant 'to breathe together' and gives the image of people leaning close and whispering; it is related to conspire and shares the same 'breathing' part as inspire. That's why something conspiratorial suggests a secret plan or a quiet, whispering mood.