Synonyms & related words for surveilling

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of surveilling. 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 surveilling

Explore words related to surveilling — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include surveilled, surveillance, countersurveillance, spying, stakeout, eavesdrops, monitoring, surveillant. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does surveilling come from?

The word surveilling breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and Old English origin: sur-, from Latin super (“over, from above”); veill, from Latin vigilare (“to watch, keep watch”); and -ing, from Old English ing (“present participle marker”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.