Synonyms for espionage
ˈɛs pi əˌnɑʒ, -nɪdʒ, ˌɛs pi əˈnɑʒes·pi·onage

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1. espionagenoun

   Synonyms:
   spying

2. espionagenoun

   The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.

   Synonyms:
   spying

Princeton's WordNet

1. espionagenoun

   the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets

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1. List of paraphrases for "espionage":

   spy, spying, eavesdropping

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1. Security Center Bill Evanina:

   It doesn’t work that way, and I think that’s the unfair playing advantage as well when it comes to the ever spooky world of espionage.

2. Barack Obama:

   This will probably be one of the biggest topics I discuss with President Xi, we have repeatedly said to the Chinese government that we understand traditional intelligence-gathering functions that all states, including us, engage in. ... That is fundamentally different from your government or its proxies engaging directly in industrial espionage and stealing trade secrets, stealing proprietary information from companies. That we consider an act of aggression that has to stop.

3. John Hultquist:

   China uses cyber espionage pretty regularly when Chinese interests are at stake to better understand facts on the ground, we have evidence that they targeted at least one party that has been associated with the missile placements.

4. Gianni Pitella:

   Mifsud is a kind-mannered person with a vast culture. He is a great storyteller, one who has relationships with academic authorities, my impression is that he was very good at weaving together relationships, but had nothing to do with people involved in espionage.

5. Gene Ambaum:

   Not every story has explosions and car chases. That's why they have nudity and espionage.