conspiratorially
Like plotting allies
In a manner suggesting shared secrecy or private understanding between people.
Someone who speaks conspiratorially lowers their voice and leans in, as if sharing confidential information: She glanced around, then whispered conspiratorially, "I heard he's being fired."
In a threatening way
- darklyIn sinister manner
- ominouslyIn threatening manner
- threateninglyIn a menacing way
- malevolentlyWith harmful intent
scheming · plotting · treacherously · deviously · cunningly · Machiavellian · skulking · lurking
In a playfully naughty manner
- impishlyIn mischievous fashion
- roguishlyIn mischievous manner
- teasinglyIn a playfully mocking way
- slylyIn a crafty manner
coyly · wickedly · devilishly · gleefully · giggling · prankish · cheeky · naughty
Brief one-eyed closure
- nudgeGentle push to prompt
- knowing glanceSilent acknowledgment between people
- sidelongDirected to one side
- eyebrow raiseUpward facial arc gesture
smirk · grin · nod · meaningful · collusion · accomplice · cahoots · scheming
Spoke without full voice
- hushedReduced to silence
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- covertlyDone without detection
- stealthilyIn a covert manner
clandestinely · surreptitiously · secretively · undercover · confidentially · privately · discreetly · quietly
menacingly
In a threatening way
- darklyIn sinister manner
- ominouslyIn threatening manner
- threateninglyIn a menacing way
malevolently · scheming · plotting · treacherously · deviously · cunningly · Machiavellian · skulking · lurking · insidious
mischievously
In a playfully naughty manner
slyly · coyly · wickedly · devilishly · gleefully · giggling · prankish · cheeky · naughty · lighthearted
wink
Brief one-eyed closure
- nudgeGentle push to prompt
- knowing glanceSilent acknowledgment between people
- sidelongDirected to one side
eyebrow raise · smirk · grin · nod · meaningful · collusion · accomplice · cahoots · scheming · plotting
whispered
Spoke without full voice
stealthily · clandestinely · surreptitiously · secretively · undercover · confidentially · privately · discreetly · quietly · murmured
conspiratoriallyopenly
Without hiding anything
publicly · overtly · transparently · visibly · in plain sight
conspiratoriallyhonestly
In a truthful manner
innocently · straightforwardly · aboveboard · guilelessly · forthrightly
conspiratoriallyinclusively
Encompassing all members
warmly · invitingly · welcomingly · matter-of-factly · casually