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 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 Banks extols the virtues of eavesdropping. — Sarah Rodman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eavesdropping

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdropping

Noun

The Commissioner must be able to communicate clearly with Congress, industry, patient groups, clinicians, scientists, and the public while defending the agency’s scientific integrity against political interference from any direction.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 14 July 2026
There are staffers uncomfortable with the politics of the deal, worried that political interference could alter CNN’s coverage in a meaningful way.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 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

Both Russian and Ukrainian forces employ thousands of drones for reconnaissance, strike missions, electronic warfare, and logistics.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Anthropic said the tool was used to automate reconnaissance, credential harvesting and network penetration, and that ransoms sometimes exceeded $500,000.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of reconnaissance

Noun

Spiritual fast fashion might be an oxymoron, but consumers’ philosophical interrogation may not always run that deep.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Although one participant appeared remotely, on a large TV monitor, during the real interrogation, the theatrical version places all three figures in the same room.

— Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of interrogation

Noun

Robinson’s parents had confronted him after authorities released a surveillance photo of the suspect and details about the rifle, authorities have said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Better detection and rising clinician awareness probably explain much of the jump, though surveillance data alone cannot rule out changes in incidence or exposure.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of surveillance

Noun

The dispatch Although yet to submit himself to proper media questioning, Andy Burnham, Britain’s incoming — and unelected — prime minister, is fleshing out his policy aims.

— Ian King, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Defense attorneys chose not to call certain experts and limited their questioning of the state's witnesses to avoid violating the agreement, according to the motion.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2026