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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'spy'

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1. (noun) spy, undercover agent
(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, spy

2. (verb) spy
a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
Synonyms: undercover agent

3. (verb) descry, spot, espy, spy
catch sight of
Synonyms: blob, blemish, snoop, recognize, stag, sight, descry, fleck, espy, pick out, sleuth, recognise, spy, distinguish, tell apart, make out, blot, discern, spot

4. (verb) spy, stag, snoop, sleuth
watch, observe, or inquire secretly
Synonyms: snoop, give away, shit, stag, sight, shop, betray, espy, sleuth, rat, spy, snitch, denounce, tell on, grass, spot, descry

5. (verb) spy, sight
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
Synonyms: spot, stag, sight, descry, sleuth, espy, spy, snoop

6. (verb) spy
secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
Synonyms: spot, espy, snoop, stag, sight, sleuth, descry

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'spy'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

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 cas
Synonyms: spy, detective, emissary, scout

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