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Intercept

🔄 Synonyms of "Intercept"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
bugnoun	(entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
stopverb	(intransitive) To cease moving.
wiretapnoun	A connection installed on a telephone line or other communications system in order to allow a third party to conduct covert surveillance of conversations.
tapnoun	A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Intercept"

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Word	Definition
stopverb	(intransitive) To cease moving.
wiretapnoun	A connection installed on a telephone line or other communications system in order to allow a third party to conduct covert surveillance of conversations.
tapnoun	A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.
bugnoun	(entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
interceptionnoun	An act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted.
interceptornoun	Anyone or anything that intercepts something else.
interdictionnoun	The act of interdicting or something interdicted.
prohibitionnoun	A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
vetonoun	A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
takeverb	(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
captureverb	(transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
catchverb	(countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
objectionnoun	A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).
engageverb	(transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
disruptverb	(transitive) To throw into confusion or disorder.
originnoun	The beginning of something.
junctionnoun	A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.
trappingnoun	An instance of ensnaring something or someone.
addressingnoun	A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
overtakeverb	To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).