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intel

intel

111 5.5
Information that helps planning and is often secret
  • noun
  • /ˈɪnˌtɛl/
  • Jargon
translation icon : información de inteligencia
  • Thanks to our informant, we have new intel on their plans for an attack.
  • gather intel
  • get intel
  • provide intel

You can get a lot of good Intel that way, and.

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Examples

Synonyms

information
vsintel
1.0

Facts and details that tell you about a person or thing

is specifically about secret or strategically useful facts rather than general ones
intelligence
vsintel
531 4.6

Secret information collected about a country or group for security

is the informal word for that same secret or strategic information
info
vsintel
  • Informal
349 1.2

Facts and details about people or things, often short

is the informal term for secret or strategically useful details rather than casual facts
intelligence information
vsintel
  • Specialized
12 4.6

Secret facts about an enemy or danger that governments use

is the shorter informal term for that confidential material
signals intelligence
vsintel
  • Specialized
2 3.9

Information you get by intercepting and studying electronic communications like phone calls and radio transmissions

is the simple informal name for useful secret information regardless of source
strategic intelligence
vsintel
  • Specialized
1 6.0

Information people collect and study to help leaders plan long-term national or military actions

focuses more on short or immediate useful secret details rather than long term planning
tactical intelligence
vsintel
  • Specialized
1 7.2

Information about an enemy or area used to plan quick military and security actions

covers all secret useful information, not only short term operational needs
security intelligence
vsintel
  • Specialized
1 4.4

Information about dangerous people or groups used to prevent attacks

is a more general label for secret useful information beyond threat prevention
COMINT
vsintel
  • Jargon
1 9.9

Secret information taken from other people's messages for military or security use

is broader and more informal, covering all secret or useful details
combat intelligence
vsintel
  • Specialized
6.8

Information about enemy forces and land needed to plan and carry out military actions

is broader, including strategic or non-operational secret details as well
communications intelligence
vsintel
  • Specialized
6.0

Information from listening to and reading other people's messages without their knowledge, used by armies or governments to find threats

is a general informal term covering secret information from any source
telemetry intelligence
vsintel
  • Jargon
8.6

Information from intercepted signals about foreign missile or space activity

is the general informal label for useful secret information not limited to telemetry

Antonyms

316 3.9

Not knowing about something or how it works

How Reliable

confirmability
  • Specialized
7.7
strategic intelligence
  • Specialized
1 6.0
intel
  • Jargon
111 5.5
tip
279 3.8
to rumor
  • US
74 3.9

Surface Forms

intel singular
intels plural

Etymology

The word intel is a short form of intelligence, which comes from an old Latin word meaning 'understand' or 'know'. So intel is the information someone has learned and understood, often secret or useful for plans.