eavesdropped (on)

verb

past tense of eavesdrop (on)
as in listened in (on)
to listen to (another in private conversation) a nosy traveler who likes to eavesdrop on his fellow airline passengers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdropped (on)
  1. monitored
  2. heard
  3. overheard
  4. spied
Verb
  • These could include an agreement between Russia and Ukraine—brokered and monitored by Washington and Beijing—to end attacks on energy installations and infrastructure, civilian targets, and commercial shipping.
    — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2026
  • And second, that children born through commercial MRT won’t be monitored for any adverse health effects that might emerge later in their lives.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of monitored
Verb
  • When the rainfall ceased and the fauna that called Hoh home stood still, barely a sound could be heard.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 14 Nov. 2026
  • Gauthier said she's heard before that foster kids stay at the DHS building.
    — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of heard
Verb
  • The server overheard some of their conversation and told them Southern Belle’s was for sale.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • One of the most powerful conceits in the book occurs when the two leave an airport venue and readers get the perspective of a person who served or overheard them.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of overheard
Verb
  • Beneath the dimming sky, Oscar spied more of the silhouettes.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026
  • At a press conference yesterday NASA presented its preliminary findings, which touch on everything from the moon’s surprisingly colorful craters to a series of curious flashes that the astronauts spied in lunar shadows.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of spied
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