noun
secret agent, intelligence agent, counterintelligence agent, counterspy, operative, espionage agent, double agent, emissary, scout, detective, observer, watcher, wiretapper, intelligencer, undercover man, secret-service agent, peeping Tom, mole*, spook*, Mata Hari*.
verb
To see
view, behold, descry; see see 1.
To act as a spy
scout, observe, watch, examine, scrutinize, take note, search, discover, look for, hunt, turn over, peer, pry, spy upon, set a watch on, hound, trail, follow, gumshoe*, heel*, sleuth*, spot*, fish out*; see also meddle 1, 2.
See spy in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
A person who secretly observes others to obtain information:
To observe or listen in secret to obtain information:
To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly:
Learn more about spy
» SPY abbreviations & acronyms
» spy phrase meanings
» spy sentence examples
» spy quote examples
Also Mentioned In
» caper
» drone
» espionage
» gadgetry
» log
» malware
» Northern Spy
» plane
» pry
» riddle
» more results...
Browse entries near spy
SPXTD
SPXTS
SPXU
SPXVA
spy
SPY (abbreviation)
spy (idioms)
spy blocker
spy cam
spy camera
