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spies

NOUN

person who secretly finds out about another's business

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agent detective informer investigator mole operative secret agent secret service undercover agent

STRONG

emissary lookout observer patrol picket plant scout sleeper sleuth snoop spook spotter watcher

WEAK

double agent espionage agent foreign agent inside agent intelligencer

VERB

secretly follow, watch another's actions

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discover examine scrutinize snoop

STRONG

case eyeball glimpse meddle notice observe peep pry reconnoiter scout search shadow sleuth spot stag tail trail view watch

WEAK

catch sight of fish out get a load of keep under surveillance look for recon set eyes on stake out take in take note

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore miss neglect overlook

Example Sentences

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The film's script is being written by Matt Charman, who was nominated for an Oscar in 2016 for co-writing Steven Spielberg's Cold War drama Bridge of Spies.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Among the most striking long-standing anti-US murals are those around the former US embassy in central Tehran, now a museum known as the "Den of Spies."

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

As he does this, Connor Spies, McNees’ intended, stands a few feet away.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Spies have been caught with cameras peeping through the fence on the airport’s perimeter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Spies are big this year too, and a little girl in a tiny trench coat and dark sunglasses is absolutely hilarious.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée