Show
Related Words for private eye
Compiled automatically from published text to show words that appear in related contexts.
Read More
Results may indicate historical usage, and do not reflect the views of Merriam-Webster.
Send us feedback.
| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| operative | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| pi | / | Noun, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| private detective | /xx/x | Phrase, Adjective, Noun |
| private investigator | /xx/xxx | Phrase, Noun |
| sherlock | /x | Noun, Name, Verb |
| detective | x/x | Noun |
| eagle eye | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| snoop | / | Noun |
| bloodhound | /x | Noun |
| examiner | x/xx | Noun |
| sleuth | / | Noun |
| eyeball | /x | Noun |
| shamus | /x | Name |
| secret agent | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| inspector | x/x | Noun |
| beagle | /x | Noun |
| agent | /x | Noun |
| espy | /x | Name |
| looker | /x | Noun |
| sniffer | /x | Noun |
| surveillance | x/x | Noun |
| nose | / | Noun |
| mole | / | Noun |
| shadow | /x | Noun |
| finger | /x | Noun |
| undercover | xx/x | Adjective |
| special agent | /x/x | Name, Name |
| paparazzi | xx/x | Noun |
| peeping tom | /x/ | Name, Name |
| cover | /x | Noun |
| stalker | /x | Noun |
| cyclops | /x | Noun |
| spook | / | Noun |
| watcher | /x | Noun |
| plant | / | Noun |
| ghost | / | Noun |
| voyeur | x/ | Noun |
| escort | x/ | Noun |
| practitioner | x/xx | Noun |
| bounty hunter | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| sneak | / | Noun |
| lookout | /x | Noun |
| gaze | / | Noun, Verb |
| intelligencer | x/xxx | Name |
| doctor | /x | Noun |
| identifier | x/xxx | Noun |
| profiler | /xx | Noun |
| secret admirer | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| finder | /x | Noun |
| betrayer | x/x | Noun |
| dees | / | Noun |
| informant | x/x | Noun |
| raider | /x | Noun |
| seer | / | Noun |
| willy | /x | Name |
| protector | x/x | Noun |
| valet | x/ | Noun |
| hack | / | Noun |
| pickpocket | /xx | Noun |
| ferret | /x | Noun |
| crony | /x | Noun |
| glimpse | / | Noun, Verb |
| scout | / | Noun |
| esquire | /x | Noun |
| watch | / | Noun |
| personal | /xx | Adjective |
| shepherd | /x | Noun |
| double agent | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| monitor | /xx | Noun |
| roper | /x | Name |
| inquisitor | x/xx | Noun |
| security guard | x/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| watchman | /x | Noun |
| pundit | /x | Noun |
| ponce | /x | Name |
| examinee | x/xx | Noun |
| night watchman | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| inquirer | x/x | Noun |
| guardian angel | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| minder | /x | Noun |
| witness | /x | Noun |
| sitter | /x | Noun |
| observer | x/x | Noun |
| snitch | / | Noun |
| clipper | /x | Noun |
| legal | /x | Adjective |
| oyster | /x | Noun |
| fixer | /x | Noun |
| butler | /x | Noun |
| reference | /xx | Noun |
| bodyguard | /xx | Noun |
| special | /x | Adjective |
| secretary | /xxx | Noun |
| tracker | /x | Noun |
| invader | x/x | Noun |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| affiliated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| agreement | x/x | Noun |
| ain | / | Noun |
| ait | / | Noun |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| an | / | Noun |
| appointed | x/x | Adjective |
| appraise | x/ | Verb |
| attention | x/x | Noun |
| attentive | x/x | Adjective |
| auditory | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| backstage | // | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| bereft | x/ | Adjective |
| binocular | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| blind | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| blindfold | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| blood | / | Noun, Verb |
| blurred | / | Adjective |
| blurry | /x | Adjective |
| boom | / | Noun, Verb |
| boot | / | Noun, Verb |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| breast | / | Noun, Verb |
| brow | / | Noun, Verb |
| business | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| butter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cadet | x/ | Noun |
| camera | /xx | Noun |
| canthus | xx | Noun |
| capsule | /x | Noun, Verb |
| captain | /x | Noun, Verb |
| care | / | Noun, Verb |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| carpenter | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| center | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| central artery of the retina | /x/xx/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| central city | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| centre | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cheated | /x | Adjective |
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| citizens | /xx | Adjective |
| civic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| civic center | /x/x | Name, Name |
| civil | /x | Adjective, Name |
| civilian | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| clandestine | x/x | Adjective |
| cloistered | /x | Adjective |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| clouded | /x | Adjective |
| cloudy | /x | Adjective |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| commoner | /xx | Noun |
| confidential | xx/x | Adjective |
| conjunctiva | xx/x | Noun |
| contraband | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cornea | /xx | Noun |
| corporal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| corporate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| covert | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| curtain | /x | Noun, Verb |
| denied | x/ | Verb |
| dent | / | Noun, Verb |
| deprivation | xx/x | Noun |
| deprived | x/ | Adjective |
| diary | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dimmed | / | Adjective |
| discreet | x/ | Adjective |
| discrete | x/ | Adjective |
| distanced | /x | Verb |
| diversified | x/xx | Adjective |
| divested | x/x | Verb |
| ear | / | Noun, Verb |
| especially | x/x | Adverb |
| eves | / | Noun |
| exclusive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| extracurricular | xxx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| eyelid | /x | Noun |
| eyepiece | /x | Noun |
| eyesight | /x | Noun |
| eyewear | /x | Noun |
| eyewitness | //x | Noun, Verb |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| flickering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fly | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| focus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| folk | / | Noun, Adjective |
| foot | / | Noun, Verb |
| footloose | /x | Adjective |
| for | / | Noun |
| foreground | /x | Noun, Verb |
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gander | /x | Noun, Verb |
| glance | / | Noun, Verb |
| glasses | /x | Noun |
| glassy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| globe | / | Noun, Verb |
| hand | / | Noun, Verb |
| hanger | /x | Noun |
| headband | /x | Noun |
| heart | / | Noun, Verb |
| hoc | / | Name |
| hole | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| horse | / | Noun, Verb |
| hub | / | Noun |
| illicit | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| independent | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| individual | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| inner | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| inner city | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| insular | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| intimate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| investigator | x/xxx | Noun |
| inward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| iris | /x | Noun, Verb |
| landed | /x | Adjective |
| lash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| lens | / | Noun, Verb |
| liberal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| lid | / | Noun, Verb |
| lieutenant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| life | / | Noun, Verb |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| lightning | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| look | / | Verb, Noun |
| luck | / | Noun, Verb |
| luminous | /xx | Adjective |
| macroscopic | /x/x | Adjective |
| medical center | /xx/x | Name, Name |
| mere | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| microscopic | xx/x | Adjective |
| middle | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| midfield | /x | Noun |
| midstream | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| mind | / | Noun, Verb |
| mine | / | Noun, Verb |
| nationalised | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Name |
| nationalized | /xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| needle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| night | / | Noun, Verb |
| nongovernmental | xxx/x | Adjective |
| nonprofit | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| nonpublic | x/x | Adjective |
| nostril | /x | Noun |
| nuts | / | Noun, Adjective |
| observe | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| ocular | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| office | /x | Noun, Verb |
| offstage | // | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
