spy

[spahy] / spaɪ /

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 plant scout sleeper sleuth snoop spotter watcher

WEAK

double agent espionage agent foreign agent inside agent intelligencer plumber

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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After retiring from the service, she wrote several spy novels.

From BBC

The short June war with Israel also exposed the government’s weakness and its inability to protect itself from infiltration by Israeli spies.

From The Wall Street Journal

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From The Wall Street Journal

The latest in the Bond video game series will star Dexter Original Sin actor Patrick Gibson in the lead role, in a reimagined origin story for the iconic British spy.

From BBC

The documents show how Assad’s four main intelligence agencies spied on peaceful activists, militants, visiting diplomats, United Nations staff and even on each other.

From The Wall Street Journal

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