Synonyms of investigators

investigators

noun

plural of investigator

1

as in researchers

one who observes or studies by close examination and systematic inquiry

investigators who discovered new evidence that the universe was much older than had been previously estimated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• researchers
• experimenters
• observers
• examiners
• monitors
• inspectors
• empiricists
• field-workers
• fact finders
• empirics

2

as in detectives

a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons

the investigator in charge of the case was touted as an expert at tracing stolen art

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detectives
• operatives
• sleuths
• private investigators
• private detectives
• dicks
• gumshoes
• private eyes
• sleuthhounds
• tracers
• sherlocks
• trackers
• shadows
• hawkshaws
• shamuses
• feds
• plainclothesmen
• narcs
• tails
• Federals
• G-men

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of investigators

Meanwhile, investigators continue to run lab analyses on DNA found at her home as the desperate search for Guthrie continues. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

The investigators had named a deputy head of the presidential office among the suspects in a money-laundering case. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Neither Stewart nor Epps took her to get medical treatment, the child told investigators. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Anybody with information may call Oakland Police department robbery investigators at 510-238-3326. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026

The boyfriend of a 2-year-old boy's mother is facing felony charges after investigators accused him of hiding the child's body in the woods behind a Marietta apartment complex and lying to police. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

About 20 minutes later, Edwards began calling the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), investigators allege. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026