conspiratorial

• Relativo a una conspiración o que sugiere la existencia de un plan secreto por parte de un grupo para actuar ilegalmente o causar daño; también se aplica a una actitud o tono que insinúa complicidad o secretismo.

Relating to or suggesting a secret plan made by a group of people to do something unlawful or harmful.

1. Relating to a secret planC1formal

   Characteristic of or suggesting a secret plan made by a group of people to do something unlawful or harmful.

   Conspirativo

   • They exchanged conspiratorial glances across the room.
   • His conspiratorial whisper made everyone lean in closer.
   • The meeting had a conspiratorial atmosphere that made me uneasy.

   Sinónimosclandestinecollusivecovertschemingsecretsurreptitiousunderhanded

2. Suggesting shared secret knowledgeC1informal

   Implying that two or more people share a secret, often in a playful or suspicious way.

   que sugiere complicidad o secreto compartido

   • She gave him a conspiratorial wink before they left.
   • Their conspiratorial laughter hinted at an inside joke.
   • He spoke in a conspiratorial tone, as if revealing a great secret.

   Sinónimoscollusiveconfidentialknowingmeaningfulsecretiveslysuggestive