intel

noun

in·​tel ˈin-ˌtel 

: useful information concerning a subject of interest (such as an enemy) : intelligence

Fresh and accurate intel would result in successful operations.

—Darryl Young

The airlines crave intel on your food allergies, your tolerance for G-forces and your propensity for air rage.

—McKenzie Funk

—often used before another noun

intel data

an intel briefing

Examples of intel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So when hundreds of federal agents arrived in September, activists poured energy into an emergency hotline that dispatches response teams to gather intel, including names of those detained. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025

While some crew members focus on getting as much intel from the competition as possible — Nathan plops himself down on a step just behind the sundeck to listen in on a conversation between Joe and Brooke, the Harvard grad — others do some of their own matchmaking. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2025

There has been little intel on the team's actual plans from those who actually cover the team. —Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025

Greta Lee is an intelligence officer pulled from a Gettysburg trip with her kid to deliver some important North Korean intel. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for intel

• barbell
• bedwell
• befell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• bridewell
• capelle
• cartel
• carvel
• clamshell
• cogswell
• compel