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

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

Those concerns came as part of a widening counterintelligence investigation. — Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2026

The files stem from a decade-old counterintelligence probe into a Chinese woman, known both as Christine Fang and Fang Fang, who reportedly helped Swalwell with fundraising and placing an intern in his office during the 2014 campaign cycle. — Sophie Brams, The Hill, 29 Mar. 2026