conspirative
8.6
Done in secret to harm or trick people
- adjective
- /kənˈspɪrətɪv/
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conspirativo
- Here, for five long hours, was no hysterical confession of a despairing fanatic, but a detailed recital of conspirative action, little less terrible and more convincing than the indictment.
Examples
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The detectives found evidence of conspirative meetings among the suspects.
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The government's conspirative plans were revealed in the leaked documents.
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Journalists investigated conspirative activities that aimed to undermine the election.
Synonyms
conspiratorial
vsconspirative
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8.1
Suggesting that people share a secret plan to do something bad
relates to being characteristic of secret plotting generally
conniving
vsconspirative
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8.0
Someone who secretly plans to do something dishonest or harmful
relates to secret plotting as a general characteristic, not personal scheming
9.9
Involving secret plans by a small group to influence decisions
relates more broadly to secret schemes, not only group plotting
How Conspiratorial
Surface Forms
conspirative positive
Morphology
Etymology
Conspirative comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and spirare 'to breathe', an image of people 'breathing together' while they secretly plan. So conspirative describes behaviour, messages, or looks that feel like secret planning or plotting.