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spy

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of spy

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
  • I spy a motel off in the distance, so letʼs spend the night there
Synonyms of spy

behold, catch, descry, discern, distinguish, espy, eye, look (at), note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, remark, see, sight, spot, view, witness
Words Related to spy

identify, make out, pick out, pick up

attend (to), consider, heed, mark, mind

study, watch

examine, inspect, scan, scrutinize, survey

glance (at), glimpse, peer (at)
Phrases Synonymous with spy

get a load of [slang], lay eyes on, set eyes on
Near Antonyms of spy

disregard, ignore, neglect, overpass, pass over

miss, overlook

spy

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of spy

a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
  • the government spy risked his life every day in the fight against global terrorism
Synonyms of spy

agent, asset, emissary, intelligencer, mole, operative, spook, undercover
Words Related to spy

courier

counterspy, double agent, sleeper

infiltrator, informer, stool pigeon

spymaster, superspy
Phrases Synonymous with spy

secret agent, undercover agent

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