Synonyms of counterintelligence

counterintelligence

noun

as in counterespionage

Related Words

• counterespionage
• espionage
• spying
• intelligence
• reconnaissance
• surveillance
• tradecraft
• cloak-and-dagger
• wiretapping
• observation
• eavesdropping
• bugging
• lowdown
• dope
• goods

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of counterintelligence

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

Gabriel Basso stars as Sutherland, a formerly low-level FBI agent who has taken on increasingly dangerous assignments as part of a counterintelligence group within the bureau called Night Action. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026

This lack of capability may be why Gabbard, early on, tried to wrest control of counterintelligence operations from Kash Patel over at the FBI, an effort that failed (and should have). — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026

Qrypt had been negotiating its first large contract, with the Pentagon, until a counterintelligence official called about Broidy’s allegations. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026