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Synonyms for eavesdrop

verb

overhear, wiretap, listen, listen in on, try to overhear, listen stealthily, monitor, bend an ear*, bug*, tap*, prick up one's ears*, snoop*.

See eavesdrop in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


verb

To observe or listen in secret to obtain information:

spy. See investigate

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