NSA

N1S1A1
/ˈɛn.ɛs.eɪ/

A form of no strings attached — Without conditions or obligations; without a catch.

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National Security Agency
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Meanings

adverbNSA (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of no strings attached.
  2. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of no sugar added.
adjectiveNSA (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of not sexually active.
proper noun
  1. USabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of National Security Agency.

    Nakasone added that the NSA does not purchase cellphone location data of Americans or location data generated by automotive infotainment systems in the United States.

    2024 January 26, Brian Fung, “The NSA buys Americans’ internet data, newly released documents show”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2025
    1. USabbreviationhumorousinitialismgovernmentInitialism of National Surveillance Agency.
    2. USabbreviationhumorousinitialismnicknamegovernmentInitialism of No Such Agency.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of National Sheep Association.
nounNSA (countable and uncountable, plural NSAs)

plural NSAs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecommunicationsInitialism of non-standalone architecture.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of national security agreement.

    The NSA provides that approximately $11 billion in new investments will be made by 2028, which includes the initial investment in a greenfield project that would be completed after 2028.

    2025 June 13, “President Trump Approves Historic Partnership between U. S. Steel and Nippon Steel”, in Business Wire, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2025

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information

Similar
National Security Agency
Broader
United States intelligence agency

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Russian АНБ
  • АНБ (ANB)initialism: National Security Agency
Spanish NSA
  • NSAinitialism: National Security Agency

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

NSA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NSA

MLA

“NSA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NSA. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “NSA,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NSA.

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