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Synonyms for spy
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English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 3 votes

  1. spy

    The scout and the spy are both employed to obtain information of the numbers, movements, etc., of an enemy. The scout lurks on the outskirts of the hostile army with such concealment as the case admits of, but without disguise; a spy enters in disguise within the enemy's lines. A scout, if captured, has the rights of a prisoner of war; a spy is held to have forfeited all rights, and is liable, in case of capture, to capital punishment. An emissary is rather political than military; sent rather to secretly influence opponents than to bring information concerning them; so far as he does the latter, he is not only an emissary, but a spy.

    Synonyms:
    detective, emissary, scout

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.5 / 2 votes

  1. spyverb

    Synonyms:
    see, espy, discern, discover, explore, view, inspect

    Antonyms:
    miss, overlook, misexplore, misobserve

  2. spynoun

    Synonyms:
    emissary, detective, scout

    Antonyms:
    sentinel, watchman, warder, patrol

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. spy, undercover agentnoun

    (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

    Synonyms:
    undercover agent

  2. spyverb

    a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people

    "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"

    Synonyms:
    undercover agent

  3. descry, spot, espy, spyverb

    catch sight of

    Synonyms:
    blob, blemish, snoop, recognize, stag, sight, descry, fleck, espy, pick out, sleuth, recognise, distinguish, tell apart, make out, blot, discern, spot

  4. spy, stag, snoop, sleuthverb

    watch, observe, or inquire secretly

    Synonyms:
    snoop, give away, shit, stag, sight, shop, betray, espy, sleuth, rat, snitch, denounce, tell on, grass, spot, descry

  5. spy, sightverb

    catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

    "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"

    Synonyms:
    spot, stag, sight, descry, sleuth, espy, snoop

  6. spyverb

    secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage

    "spy for the Russians"

    Synonyms:
    spot, espy, snoop, stag, sight, sleuth, descry

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. spynoun

    Synonyms:
    scout, emissary (in disguise), secret agent

  2. spyverb

    Synonyms:
    see, behold, discern, espy

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. spynoun

    Synonyms:
    scout, emissary (disguised)

  2. spyverb

    Synonyms:
    espy, see

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How to use spy in a sentence?

  1. Daniel Markuson:

    What that means is, when browsers log into Facebook, Gmail or anywhere else using a private window, these websites actually know about it, and it will not protect you from being monitored by your ISP, marketers, and even the government if they decide to spy on you.

  2. Alan Cooper:

    We found that the Neanderthals from Spy Cave in Belgium consumed woolly rhinoceros and European wild sheep, supplemented with wild mushrooms, those from El Sidrón Cave on the other hand showed no evidence for meat consumption... showing quite different lifestyles between the two groups.

  3. President Trump:

    An American destroyer, USS Mahan, is currently shadowing the ship. An American destroyer thesame Russian spy ship President Trump threatened to shoot in 2017 not long after taking office.The Russian ship returned a year later. Hey, the greatest thing I could do is shoot that ship thats 30 miles offshore right out of the water, everyone in this country is going to say, Oh, its so great. Thats not great. Thats not great. I would love to be able to get along with Russia.

  4. Alex Tsai:

    Wang Liqiang is not a spy. That is already certain.

  5. David DePape:

    Not only were they spying on a rival campaign, they were submitting fake evidence to spy on a rival campaign, covering it up, persecuting the rival campaign.


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