Synonyms for detective
dɪˈtɛk tɪvde·tec·tive

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. detectivenoun

   a person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.

   Synonyms:
   private investigator, dick, private detective, private dick, consulting detective

2. detectivenoun

   Synonyms:
   DT

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. detective

   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.

   Synonyms:
   emissary, scout, spy

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. detective, investigator, tec, police detectivenoun

   a police officer who investigates crimes

   Synonyms:
   researcher, investigator, tec, research worker, police detective

2. detectivenoun

   an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

   Synonyms:
   investigator, tec, police detective

Matched Categories

1. • Investigator
   • Policeman

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "detective":

   inspector, lnspector, inspecteur, investigator, lieutenant, -detective, p.i., pinkerton, inspectors, sergeant

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1. Randal Taylor:

   We are also aware of inappropriate comments made by an IMPD detective that was broadcast live on social media, let me be clear : These comments are unacceptable. We will be pursuing immediate disciplinary action against that officer.

2. Kim Foxx:

   We are not taking a position on innocence. What we are saying is that we can not stand by these convictions based on the serious allegations of misconduct and findings of credibility against Detective( Reynaldo) Reynaldo Guevara.

3. Joseph Pollini:

   Probably the most important thing a detective can do is document their investigation so that anyone reading the paperwork could close their eyes and see what he saw, but that wasn't always the thinking.

4. Julie Rendelman:

   Now they are questioning [Evans’s] credibility, and the credibility of the detective who was investigating the case. When you’re the D.A., you’d better be dotting your I’s and crossing your T’s. You don’t want something like this coming.”

5. Julia Simmons:

   We all told him [the detective] we believe that Steve pushed her, this is not an accident.