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. William Evanina:

   The harm can range from negligence, such as failing to secure data or clicking on a spear-phishing link, to malicious activities like theft, sabotage, espionage, unauthorized disclosure of classified information or even violence.

2. James Lewis:

   The Chinese have been saying privately, and somewhat in public, that we want the summit to go really well. 'Let's not talk about espionage. Let's talk about how we can work together', this might be a U.S. response to that: 'No, we are going to talk about espionage.'.

3. Gene Ambaum:

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

4. 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.

5. National Security Adviser Susan Rice:

   In President Barack Obama meetings with President Xi, President Barack Obama has repeatedly made plain that state-sponsored, cyber-enabled economic espionage must stop, this isn't a mild irritation. It is an economic and national security concern to United States. It puts enormous strain on our bilateral relationship, and it is a critical factor in determining the future trajectory of U.S.-China ties.