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

In April, the British defense ministry announced a support package including at least 120,000 drones to be delivered to Ukraine this year, including long-range strike, reconnaissance and logistics drones.

— Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
In the hour leading up to the Dutch GP, rain soaked the circuit, including during the reconnaissance laps, when the cars navigated from the garage to the grid pre-race.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 23 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

Twinvis is a passive radar based on the latest digital technology that can be used for wide-area military airspace surveillance or civil air traffic control, according to a press release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Tanks and armored vehicles were affected first, as persistent surveillance and FPV strikes made operating near the front more dangerous.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of surveillance

Noun

And she has been asked to comment and speak on MANY things over the years … choosing only to speak on that which brings love and mercy to real people, and shutting down any line of questioning that won’t.

— Hunter Kelly, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Sullivan sent jurors home with plans to resume Heilbrun's questioning Tuesday.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 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