What is another word for espionage?

Pronunciation: [ˈɛspɪənˌɑːʒ] (IPA)

Espionage is the act of spying or gathering confidential information for political or military purposes. There are several synonyms for the word espionage, such as spying, intelligence gathering, surveillance, reconnaissance, and covert operations. These words are often used interchangeably, but they also have subtle differences in their meanings. Spying typically involves obtaining information by means of deception or hidden observation, while intelligence gathering refers to the collection and analysis of data to help inform strategic decision-making. Surveillance is the monitoring of people, places, or things, while reconnaissance refers to the exploration of an area to gather information. Covert operations involve secret or undercover activities, often carried out by government agencies or the military.

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What are the hypernyms for Espionage?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    reconnaissance, spying, covert operations, intelligence gathering, secret gathering.

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Usage examples for Espionage

This was Lieutenant-Colonel Picquart, who had been present at the court-martial as representative of the War Department, and who had since become chief of the espionage service, and Henry's superior.
"A History of the Third French Republic"
C. H. C. Wright
In spite of the watchful espionage of Miss Merton, whose eyes seemed riveted to her side of the room, Muriel managed to convey to Marjorie the news that the girls were dying to meet her and were so sorry they had missed her at noon.
"Marjorie Dean High School Freshman"
Pauline Lester
It would demand the status of allies, and all their ships would start a complicated system of espionage and smuggling.
"Command"
William McFee

Famous quotes with Espionage

  • An espionage organization is a collector: it collects raw information. That gets processed by a machinery that is supposed to resolve its reliability, and to present a finished product.
    Aldrich Ames
  • I found that our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had very seldom, produced any worthwhile political or economic intelligence on the Soviet Union.
    Aldrich Ames
  • Let's say a Soviet exchange student back in the '70s would go back and tell the KGB about people and places and things that he'd seen and done and been involved with. This is not really espionage; there's no betrayal of trust.
    Aldrich Ames
  • Our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had very seldom, produced any worthwhile political or economic intelligence on the Soviet Union.
    Aldrich Ames
  • The difficulties of conducting espionage against the Soviet Union in the Soviet Union were such that historically the Agency had backed away from the task.
    Aldrich Ames

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