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Synonyms 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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Princeton's WordNet
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
Synonyms:
undercover agentspyverb
a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
"my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
Synonyms:
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
Synonyms:
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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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
spynoun
Synonyms:
scout, emissary (disguised)spyverb
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "spy":
espionage, spying, spies, hyena, spook, eavesdropping, mole, intelligence
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#64 | see | |
#79 | view | |
#343 | shop | |
#2508 | explore | |
#2526 | intelligence | |
#2915 | spot | |
#2995 | discover | |
#3680 | spy | |
#4730 | recognize | |
#4793 | shit | |
#4976 | sight | |
#5118 | grass | |
#5910 | rat | |
#8744 | scout | |
#9188 | spies | |
#9630 | detective | |
#10269 | distinguish | |
#12168 | recognise | |
#13099 | inspect | |
#14429 | snoop | |
#15599 | stag | |
#16328 | mole | |
#16503 | spying | |
#24012 | espionage | |
#24566 | blot | |
#25503 | blob | |
#26968 | discern | |
#35509 | eavesdropping | |
#37100 | betray | |
#40292 | denounce | |
#41626 | sleuth | |
#41736 | fleck | |
#43554 | blemish | |
#51312 | spook | |
#56625 | hyena | |
#61869 | snitch | |
#74304 | emissary | |
#82079 | espy | |
#274347 | descry |
How to use spy in a sentence?
There is an incredibly high level of suspicion, distrust of anything that speaks of intelligence, people will look past Grenell's bravado and boastfulness as long as Richard Grenell is wearing a civilian uniform, but now, donning the spy gear and trying to convey a message about why Germany should support us on Iran or Russia or the spread of extremism is just a nonstarter.
Face recognition technology gives governments the unprecedented power to spy on us, we urge Microsoft and other companies to join IBM, Google, and Amazon in moving towards the right side of history.
He was working for Afghan spy agency National Directorate of Security (NDS).
He was not a mole or a spy, but someone who a foreign intelligence service thought it could recruit.
I will force the expiration of the NSA illegal spy program, i am ready and willing to start the debate on how we fight terrorism without giving up our liberty.
Translations for spy
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- spioeneer, spioenAfrikaans
- جاسوسArabic
- шпионинBulgarian
- སོ་པTibetan Standard
- espia, espiarCatalan, Valencian
- vyzvědač, špión, slídit, špehovatCzech
- ausspionieren, Spionin, SpionGerman
- κατάσκοπος, κατασκοπεύσειGreek
- spioni, spionoEsperanto
- chivato, espía, espiarSpanish
- spioonEstonian
- اپیشه, جاسوسPersian
- vakooja, vakoilla, vakoilijaFinnish
- njósnariFaroese
- espionne, espionner, espionFrench
- spiaireIrish
- מרגלת, מרגלHebrew
- जासूसHindi
- spion, kémkedik, kémHungarian
- լրտեսArmenian
- mata-mataIndonesian
- njósnari, njósna, koma auga áIcelandic
- spia, spiareItalian
- 密使, 間諜, スパイJapanese
- ჯაშუშიGeorgian
- ចារបុរសKhmer
- 間諜, 스파이, 간첩Korean
- diznêr, xefnêr, spiyon, casûs, şofar, sîxurKurdish
- speculorLatin
- kaitūtei, pūrahorua, tūteiMāori
- шпионира, шпионMacedonian
- pengintip, intipMalay
- spionNorwegian
- bespieden, spionne, spion, spionerenDutch
- spionNorwegian Nynorsk
- få øye på, spionereNorwegian
- naalchiʼíNavajo, Navaho
- шпион, дзырдхӕссӕгOssetian, Ossetic
- szpiegPolish
- espionar, espião, espiarPortuguese
- chapatiyayQuechua
- шпион, агент, шпионка, следить, шпионитьRussian
- ухода, špijunírati, уходити, špìjūn, шпијунка, ùhoda, špìjūnka, шпијун, шпијунирати, uhòditiSerbo-Croatian
- sliedičSlovak
- hlwela, tlhwelaSouthern Sotho
- spionera, spionSwedish
- majasusiSwahili
- గూఢచారి, వేగుTelugu
- สายลับThai
- ajan, casus, ajanlık yapmak, casusluk yapmakTurkish
- шпигунUkrainian
- جاسوسUrdu
- gián điệp, 間諜Vietnamese
- spionön, hispionan, spionan, jispionanVolapük
- 间谍Chinese
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