conspiracy-theoretic

UK/kənˌspɪɹəsi θɪəˈɹɛtɪk/

adjective

Pertaining to or characteristic of a conspiracy theory.

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Meanings

adjectiveconspiracy-theoretic (comparative more conspiracy-theoretic, superlative most conspiracy-theoretic)

comparative more conspiracy-theoretic · superlative most conspiracy-theoretic

  1. Pertaining to or characteristic of a conspiracy theory.

    Moreover (contra conspiracy-theoretic paranoia), the financial or political knowledge of even those with the most questionable motives and the greatest power is finite.

    2000, Gary Brent Madison, Is There a Canadian Philosophy?, page 155
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    To fill in the details of the case, suppose that you have more or less all the same evidence most of us have about Obama, plus a small smattering of evidence from conspiracy-theoretic films about the matter.

    2014, Dennis Whitcomb, in Matheson & Vitz (Eds.), The Ethics of Belief, Oxford 2014, p. 96

Origin

From conspiracy + theoretic, after conspiracy theory. Compare conspiracy-theoretical.

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APA

conspiracy-theoretic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conspiracy-theoretic

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“conspiracy-theoretic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conspiracy-theoretic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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