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 Sandoval is also facing the privacy and emotional distress claims in addition to a separate claim for alleged eavesdropping related to the initial recording. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026 With more scientific eavesdropping on sperm whales, the team at Project CETI hopes to translate whale language to the best of our ability and use how humans impact it to help inform conservation policies. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 July 2026 He was charged with five felony counts of eavesdropping, 23 misdemeanor counts of secretly filming another person and three misdemeanor counts of unlawful dissemination of private recordings. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 24 June 2026 The staff of Sermitsiaq had taken to leaving their phones outside editorial meetings, for fear of eavesdropping by the United States. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for eavesdropping

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdropping

Noun

For many in Canada, the dispute raises concerns about American interference with Canada’s national identity.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Jayden Allen Harwood, according to Uthmeier's office, was arrested on charges of interference in a child custody case and resisting officers without violence.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 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

Pictures of Bowie conducting reconnaissance at the Capitol and buying a list of bomb-making ingredients at a hardware store — including long nails for shrapnel — were included in the affidavit.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Capers and his men knew the commander was essentially using their reconnaissance team as bait to flush out the enemy forces so the regular infantry could swoop in for the kind of large battle the big-brass strategy demanded at the time.

— Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of reconnaissance

Noun

One graduate student in California, who was visited at home, ended up in an interrogation room because agents saw a pro-Palestine poster on his wall.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
One of the highlights thus far is your character Kyle’s interrogation scenes with Oleksandra (played by Elizaveta Neretin) in episode 3.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of interrogation

Noun

In surveillance video provided by police, two young men wearing hoodies, with their hoods up, and surgical-style face masks, are seen quickly ambling down the sidewalk.

— Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle’s business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of surveillance

Noun

That line of questioning doesn’t address whether kids are doing other harmful things, such as engaging with nude deepfakes.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
At the oral argument on appeal, Judges Eric Clay, Rachel Bloomekatz, and Julia Gibbons spent almost an hour pressing the lawyers, and the questioning suggested skepticism of Kalshi’s position.

— The Insider, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of questioning

Noun

Meanwhile, celebrities opting for real-life mountain living include Tom Cruise with his staggering 298-acre mountain estate, as well as Oprah Winfrey, who both chose Telluride, Colorado to build in, live in and escape prying paparazzi.

— Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Part of the Democratic disagreement comes from just how much attention to pay to media outlets’ prying, versus the power of the message.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 15 July 2026