INTERCEPT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INTERCEPT?

Need another word that means the same as “intercept”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “intercept” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Intercept” are: bug, tap, wiretap, stop, head off, cut off

Intercept as a Verb

Definitions of "Intercept" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “intercept” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• (of a line or surface) mark or cut off (part of a space, line, or surface).
• Obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination.
• Seize on its way.
• Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information.
• Cut off or deflect (light or other electromagnetic radiation.

Synonyms of "Intercept" as a verb (6 Words)

bug	Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information. A persistent reporter was bugging me.
cut off	Cut off the testicles of male animals such as horses.
head off	Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling.
stop	Stop from happening or developing. We stopped at Aunt Mary s house.
tap	Make light repeated taps on a surface. Tap beer in a bar.
wiretap	Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information. The government illegally wiretapped the lawyers.

Usage Examples of "Intercept" as a verb

• A second prism can be swung in to intercept the light beam.
• I intercepted Edward on his way to work.
• Intelligence agencies intercepted a series of telephone calls.
• The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace.

Associations of "Intercept" (30 Words)

audible	Heard or perceptible by the ear. He spoke in an audible whisper.
audience	A gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance. He requested an audience with the king.
auditory	Of or relating to the process of hearing. Auditory processing.
bang	Leap jerk bang. Sarah banged the phone down.
colloquialism	The use of colloquialisms. Speech allows for colloquialism and slang.
communication	The successful conveying or sharing of ideas and feelings. They could not act without official communication from Moscow.
crackle	Having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks as in crackleware. The blazing sun crackled the desert sand.
dab	A small amount of something. The dab can be heated from underneath with a match lighter or candle until it begins to emit smoke.
deaf	Make or render deaf. She is deaf to all advice.
defensive	An attitude of defensiveness especially in the phrase on the defensive. A defensive stance.
earshot	The range or distance over which one can hear or be heard. The children were told to stay within earshot.
echo	Ring or echo with sound. Their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks.
hear	Examine or hear evidence or a case by judicial process. Have you heard the news.
hearing	The act of hearing attentively. They make good music you should give them a hearing.
heckler	Someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections. He was adept at dealing with hecklers.
knock	Knock against with force or violence. I knocked and waited but no one answered.
listening	The act of hearing attentively. You can learn a lot by just listening.
mute	Muffle the sound of a musical instrument especially by the use of a mute. When muted and blown hard the trombone produces a very nasal and metallic sound.
noise	Emit a noise. You ve discovered something that should not be noised about.
phonetics	The study and classification of speech sounds. A phonetics laboratory.
phonic	Pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading. The devices of poetry foreground phonic elements that are usually ignored in practical speech.
ping	Hit with a pinging noise. The ping of the oven timer.
rap	A piece of rap or the words themselves. Certain banks are to be rapped for delaying interest rate cuts.
reverberation	A continuing effect; a repercussion. Reverberations of the market crash were felt years later.
ring	The sound of a bell ringing E A Poe. Fogerty quit the ring to play professional rugby league.
sound	Music speech and sound effects when recorded and used to accompany a film video or broadcast. Sound investments.
speaking	Capable of or involving speech or speaking. An English speaking guide.
strike	Undertake strike action against an employer. If they do strike oil there will be another test well in a year s time.
tap	A small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe as in tap dancing. Tap one s memory.
wiretap	Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information. After putting a wiretap on the phone of the pizzeria agents searched shipments bound for the warehouse.