COUNTERINTELLIGENCE Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

counterintelligence

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as in counterespionage

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Recent Examples of counterintelligence Intelligence services have seen signs of specific planning by Russia to conduct sabotage operations in Denmark, Emil Græsholm, head of counterintelligence at the national security and intelligence service PET, told the Berlingske newspaper. — Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Those details line up with other hallmarks of a figure ripe for spy recruitment, said Eric O’Neill, a former FBI counterintelligence operative. — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 Allegations of systematic torture The complaint accuses Venezuela’s military counterintelligence agency, known by its Spanish initials DGCIM, of carrying out systematic torture under Maduro’s direction. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 The center brings together counterterrorism, cyber, counterintelligence and financial investigators and specialists from the Treasury Department and IRS to trace funding streams, identify criminal actors and build prosecutable cases. — Asra Q. Nomani , Morgan Phillips, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for counterintelligence

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Russian security forces had already absorbed a counterespionage mindset as early as the Russo-Japanese war, in 1905.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
The latest firings included experts in counterespionage matters.

— Perry Stein, Arkansas Online, 28 Feb. 2026

Definition of counterespionage

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Even before the incident, OpenAI had been warning its employees about state-actor espionage tactics that aim to steal the company’s corporate secrets, according to the Wall Street Journal.

— Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Advancements in technology have changed the nature of economic espionage.

— October 21, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of espionage

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, repeated his warning Sunday that Iran or its proxies could launch an attack before the election to disrupt the vote, citing intelligence.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The comments discuss a case involving a person who sent letters containing a suspicious substance, with many commenters criticizing the individual's intelligence for including his return address.

— Violet Jira, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026

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