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eavesdrop (on)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of eavesdrop (on)

to listen to (another in private conversation)

  • a nosy traveler who likes to eavesdrop on his fellow airline passengers
Synonyms of eavesdrop (on)

listen in (on), overhear
Words Related to eavesdrop (on)

bug, tap, wiretap

monitor, snoop, spy, surveil

attend, hear, hearken, heed, mind

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