Synonyms & related words for surveillance

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of surveillance — including monitoring, stakeout, wiretapping, spying, vigilance, watchfulness. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to surveillance

Explore words related to surveillance — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include surveilled, surveilling, monitored, policing, wiretaps, eavesdropping, spied, unmonitored. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for surveillance

Common synonyms for surveillance include monitoring, stakeout, wiretapping, spying, vigilance, watchfulness, supervision, espial — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does surveillance come from?

The word surveillance breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sur-, from Latin super (“over, above”); and -veill, from Latin vigilare (“watch”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.