EAVESDROPPING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

eavesdropping

noun

Definition of eavesdropping

as in interference

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as in wiretapping

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Recent Examples of eavesdropping Among them a City boy wearing three Fit-Bit-type devices, two beautiful Middle Eastern sisters, an outrageously pompous elderly American (sorry; eavesdropping), and several Imelda Marcos lookalikes, tottering out of the treatment rooms with, somehow, their elaborate hairstyles still intact. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Such opportunistic eavesdropping is challenging, because Starlink is consistently optimizing for its primary satellite Internet service by turning beams on and off, or sometimes switching beams as the fast-moving satellites talk to many different users, Kassas explained. — Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026 Canvasser was arrested Wednesday and charged with unlawful eavesdropping or surveillance, according to police records. — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026 And that communication can be in the open, on a public channel susceptible to eavesdropping. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eavesdropping

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdropping

Noun

The Vision, led by Logan Paul, secured a win against Je'Von Evans and Dragon Lee, overcoming post-match interference from Otis and Akira Tozawa.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Electronic warfare, communications interference, bandwidth limitations, or physical obstacles can disrupt connectivity.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of interference

Noun

Later that year, he was charged with wiretapping, and although authorities did not offer more details, local journalists have reported that the alleged wiretapping was meant to monitor the investigation of his mother.

— James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
Under the plan, FISA, which allows warrantless wiretapping of noncitizens, would be extended for three years, with new oversight guardrails and penalties for abusing the spy tool.

— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2026

Definition of wiretapping

Noun

That includes identifying targets and carrying out reconnaissance, or deciding what to do once that target has been compromised.

— Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
This can support reconnaissance, surveillance, threat warning, and battlefield awareness.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of reconnaissance

Noun

Maybe a better word than therapy would have been self-interrogation, because the realization about Gabriella feels like catharsis.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 July 2026
These are the complications of Reddy’s interrogation, where an ancient system that crosses borders deep into Silicon Valley plays out beneath Wilson Chin’s remarkable set, which feels like an operating room, where society is the patient.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026