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. Gregg Leslie:

   The U.S. government has made it clear in several recent whistleblower cases that it sees unauthorized communications with journalists about national security as tantamount to espionage, basically, this upsets the traditional methods of newsgathering, where some level of access to sensitive information -- even some unauthorized access to classified information -- is necessary to fully inform the American public of what their government is up to.

2. Joshua Meservey:

   My sense is that African rulers do not believe there is anything so valuable that it is worth risking the relationship with China. Some African rulers also personally benefit from engaging with Chinaswanky government buildings are just one examplewhich influences Some African rulers also towards being less wary of Chinese espionage than Some African rulers also might otherwise be.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Neil Chilson:

   We're not talking about corporate espionage, here.