What are some opposite words for spy?
Antonyms for spy
spaɪspy
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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.
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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
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undercover agentspyverb
a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
"my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
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undercover agentdescry, 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, spotspy, stag, snoop, sleuthverb
watch, observe, or inquire secretly
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snoop, give away, shit, stag, sight, shop, betray, espy, sleuth, rat, snitch, denounce, tell on, grass, spot, descryspy, sightverb
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
"he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
spyverb
secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
"spy for the Russians"
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spynoun
Synonyms:
scout, emissary (disguised)spyverb
How to use spy in a sentence?
I think that for a woman who's been under surveillance for the better part of two years, it's pretty thin gruel to find a two-year-old... message, and say that that proves she's a spy. Most spies do things. She didn't seek nuclear submarine plans, she didn't try to recruit any agents, she didn't pay anyone any money.
A legal or religious ceremony by which two persons of the opposite sex solemnly agree to harass and spy on each other... until death do them join.
The American administration should understand the following : the first step was to protest near the American embassy, we are waiting their reactions to determine the second step, first, close the doors of the evil embassy, which we consider a spy building and an operations room to administer and sabotage Iraq's well-being.
Our government does not spy on Americans unless there are Americans who are doing things that tip off our law enforcement officials to an imminent threat. It was our law enforcement officials and those programs that helped us stop this person before he committed a heinous crime in our Capitol.
I've never played at anyone who's been trained as a spy, i don't believe I've ever played a spy.
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