Synonyms of wiretapping

wiretapping 1 of 2

noun

as in eavesdropping

Related Words

• eavesdropping
• surveillance
• bugging
• reconnaissance
• observation
• spying
• dope
• lowdown
• counterintelligence
• espionage
• goods
• counterespionage
• tradecraft
• cloak-and-dagger
• intelligence

wiretapping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of wiretap

as in tapping

Related Words

• tapping
• bugging
• spying
• monitoring
• snooping
• overhearing
• listening in (on)
• eavesdropping (on)
• hearing
• surveilling
• attending
• heeding
• hearkening
• minding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wiretapping

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

Michael Gagnon was charged with unlawful wiretapping and violating an abuse prevention order. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026

The two men planted themselves at the bedside of the ailing Attorney General John Ashcroft to block Bush administration officials from making an end run to get Ashcroft’s permission to reauthorize a secret no-warrant wiretapping program. — Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026

In the decades since, multiple presidents have relied on that congressional mandate to justify a grab bag of military counterterrorism activities, including the detention of people who had not been convicted of a crime at Guantanamo Bay and the secret wiretapping of Americans. — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026

So prosecutors are being forced to try other methods to establish who fired the gun, including phone tracing, interviews and wiretapping. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 22 Feb. 2026

Past disputes have included Australian intelligence wiretapping accusations involving Indonesia's former president, the execution of Australian drug smugglers and tensions over people smuggling. — Niniek Karmini, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026

The New York Times withheld some details in advance about the US Bay of Pigs invasion, and for months delayed a story on national security administration warrantless wiretapping during the Bush administration after White House officials said the story’s publication would endanger American lives. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 4 Jan. 2026