Definitions

intercept

[in-ter-sept, in-ter-sept] / ˌɪn tərˈsɛpt, ˈɪn tərˌsɛpt /

VERB

head off; interrupt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambush arrest block catch cut off deflect hijack prevent seize stop take away

STRONG

appropriate check curb hinder interlope interpose obstruct shortstop take

WEAK

cut in head off at pass make off with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow encourage free give let go release

STRONG

aid assist help keep permit promote refuse reject

WEAK

abet forward

Example Sentences

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The messages are sent as part of Project Intercept, a partnership between the child protection charity and technology firms including Google, TikTok and Meta.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Dr. DeVita, who consults for NYU Technology Opportunities & Ventures' Therapeutics Alliances and for Intercept Therapeutics, was compensated for his involvement.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2025

So did the time he tried to cross the U.S.-Mexico border in 1969 during Operation Intercept, a Nixon administration initiative that required the Border Patrol to search nearly every car.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

In an essay for the Intercept unpacking the tangled backstory of the five dozen or so Afrikaners recently welcomed as refugees by the U.S.,

From Salon • May 25, 2025

"Intercept velocity will be eleven meters per second . . . ," she began.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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