Thesaurus results for SECRET AGENTS

secret agents

noun

plural of secret agent

as in spies

a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country a secret agent posing as a government employee

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Recent Examples of secret agents It's been nearly a decade since The Night Manager ensnared viewers in its sticky web of arms dealers, secret agents, and dodgy bureaucrats. —

Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026 The show includes high-stakes undercover operations and night chases to secret agents, treasure maps, and vast sums of black-market money changing hands. —

Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026 There’s a whole network of ordinary secret agents in Recife, some protecting, some selling information to the highest bidder. —

Lindsey Bahr, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Dec. 2025 Once inside, you’re greeted by a van that’s been transformed into a home base for secret agents investigating the area; a merchandise stand, a ticket booth that resembles old-school movie theater registers; and a pizza parlor. —

Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025

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spies

Noun

These mechanical quadrupeds, made by the likes of Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics, can patrol premises, scanning the perimeter for intruders, spies, and other ne’er-do-wells, and sound the alarm when holes in fences or other suspicious things are detected.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Assad was a counterterrorism case officer responsible for spotting, assessing, and recruiting spies; Rigby Assad was a counterintelligence interrogator.

— Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026