conspiratorial
adjective
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Definition of conspiratorial
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a conspiracy
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Other Words from conspiratorial
conspiratorially
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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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Is his terminal health condition now kept from the media in the conspiratorial fashion of Woodrow Wilson or FDR? — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "Trump — or What, Exactly?," 27 Aug. 2019 But research has shown that when people are fearful, oversimplified narratives, conspiratorial explanation, and messages that demonize others become far more effective. — Claire Wardle, Scientific American, "Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder," 20 Aug. 2019 This has led to much conspiratorial thinking that liberal-leaning Silicon Valley is throttling their access in an effort to tip the scales of democracy. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "The White House social media summit was full of hypocrisy — and comedy," 12 July 2019 Ma said with a conspiratorial smile, his Staten Island accent slipping out. — Jen Yamato, latimes.com, "‘The Farewell’s’ Lulu Wang and Awkwafina want you to cry, then call your grandma," 11 July 2019 Extinguishing conspiratorial tendencies that plainly surface again and again will require more than just the public’s awareness that those tendencies exist. — J.c. Pan, The New Republic, "Democratic Rot and the Origins of American Conspiracism," 3 July 2019 And the feuds that might otherwise take place online happened live as a wide cast of the president’s controversial supporters, known for generating sometimes misleading or conspiratorial posts supporting Trump, gathered at the White House. — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, "The Technology 202: Trump's social media summit was a spectacle. Here are the real takeaways for Big Tech.," 12 July 2019 The language and allegations themselves are rooted in a longheld anti-Semitic and conspiratorial worldview in which the Jewish people are seen as secretly controlling world events up to and including the weather. — Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, "Smears of George Soros Resurface in Roseanne’s Twitter Tantrum," 29 May 2018 Instead of ignoring the conspiratorial yo-yos, as other grieving parents initially did, Pozner got his Brooklyn ire up and pushed back. — Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, "Rosario: The recent court victory against the Sandy Hook deniers has a Saintly City connection," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'conspiratorial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for conspiratorial
conspiratorial
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of conspiratorial
: involving a secret plan by two or more people to do something that is harmful or illegal : of or relating to a conspiracy
: suggesting that something secret is being shared
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conspiratorial
adjective
con·spir·a·tor·i·al
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Legal Definition of conspiratorial
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a conspiracy