Synonyms for spying
spy·ing

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1. spyingnoun

   keeping a secret or furtive watch

   Synonyms:
   espial, spotting, catching, undercover work, detection

2. spying, undercover worknoun

   the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes

   Synonyms:
   espial, spotting, catching, undercover work, detection

3. detection, catching, espial, spying, spottingnoun

   the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

   Synonyms:
   detective work, staining, sleuthing, sensing, detecting, detection, signal detection, catching, espial, maculation, undercover work, spotting, contracting

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1. surveiling

   a synonym for surveil is to keep an eye on. that phrase infers that it is for information gathering in a covert manner. spying has the connotation of covert information gathering.

   Submitted by Artemis on April 12, 2019  

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1. spyingnoun

   Synonyms:
   espionage, espial

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1. List of paraphrases for "spying":

   espionage, spy

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How to use spying in a sentence?

1. Bill Barr:

   I think spying did occur, the question is whether it was adequately predicated. Spying on a political campaign is a big deal.

2. James Clapper:

   No, they were not, they were spying on -- a term I don't particularly like -- but on what the Russians were doing. Trying to understand were the Russians infiltrating, trying to gain access, trying to gain leverage or influence which is what they do.

3. Manoj Kewalramani:

   Historically, India has never spoken about these issues, if the US has briefed India on the Chinese spying program, Indian Ocean will very careful about what they reveal, so as to not tarnish that relationship.

4. Eva Galperin:

   This is one of the very few campaigns where there is such a direct link between spying and physical danger, eFF's technical analysis confirmed what I had always suspected.

5. Tayyip Erdogan:

   This has nothing to do with press freedom. This is a case of spying.