COUNTERINTELLIGENCE Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

counterintelligence

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as in counterespionage

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Recent Examples of counterintelligence Allegations of systematic torture The complaint accuses Venezuela’s military counterintelligence agency, known by its Spanish initials DGCIM, of carrying out systematic torture under Maduro’s direction. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 The center brings together counterterrorism, cyber, counterintelligence and financial investigators and specialists from the Treasury Department and IRS to trace funding streams, identify criminal actors and build prosecutable cases. — Asra Q. Nomani , Morgan Phillips, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 LaCroix has taught a variety of subjects including cybercrime, counterterrorism, critical infrastructure protection, intelligence, counterintelligence and Homeland Security legal and policy Issues. — Hunter Lacroix, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026 The American Office of Strategic Services, the OSS, worked alongside their British counterparts in a counterintelligence coup that saved the world. — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for counterintelligence

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Noun

Russian security forces had already absorbed a counterespionage mindset as early as the Russo-Japanese war, in 1905.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
The latest firings included experts in counterespionage matters.

— Perry Stein, Arkansas Online, 28 Feb. 2026

Definition of counterespionage

Noun

Wind turbines are vulnerable to cyber espionage and cyberattacks, according to De Kleijn.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Together, the recent breaches represent one of the biggest potential espionage hauls since the 2015 hack of the US Office of Personnel Management.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of espionage

Noun

Some requests were for DeepSeek’s technology, a finding that bolsters assertions from Congress that the company is in bed with the CCP’s military and spying apparatus.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
Twelve years after the Central Intelligence Agency initially rejected its publication, a scathing book skewers a top-secret spying program.

— Zach Dorfman, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of spying

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Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara said analysts from Ukraine's intelligence services, the General Staff and the Defense Ministry had assessed the strikes' effects.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
RoboParty is also expanding PartyOS to cover areas including humanoid locomotion, perception, whole-body manipulation and autonomous robot intelligence.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

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