Eavesdrop

/ˈivzˌdɹɑp/

Synonyms for "eavesdrop" (51 found)

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Closest matches (11)

attendattend toauscultatebe all earsbend an earbugcock the ears

Noun(2 words)

eavesdrip eavesdrops

Verb(2 words)

eavesdropper eavesdropping

Strong matches (15)

examine by eargive attentiongive audience togive earhark hearhear outhearken heed interceptlend an earlisten

Verb(1 words)

intercepted

Noun(2 words)

intercepting intercepts

Related words (25)

listen atlisten inlisten tooverhear prysit in onsnoop spy tap wiretap

Verb(13 words)

listen inlistening listens monitor overhear overhears sniff snoop snooping spy spying tapped wiretap

Noun(2 words)

wiretapping wiretaps

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries

activity agent intrusion listen monitor person surveil

More specific

10 entries

bug buggingdoorway listeningnosy neighborpacket sniffingprivate investigatorsnoop spy wiretap wiretapping

Collocations

8 entries

doorway listeningeavesdrop oneavesdropping behaviorlistening inprivacy invasionsecret listeningsecret surveillancesurreptitious listening

Inflections

3 entries

eavesdropped eavesdropping eavesdrops

Derivations

2 entries

eavesdropper eavesdropping

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your talk.

Source: tatoeba (70316)

I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I did overhear you.

Source: tatoeba (325437)

I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation.

Source: tatoeba (997906)

A bug on the Macintosh version of the Flash software allows malicious websites to covertly eavesdrop on visitors using their webcam and microphone.

Source: tatoeba (1190932)

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