spies

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All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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person who secretly finds out about another's business n.
secretly follow, watch another's actions v.

NOUN

person who secretly finds out about another's business

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agent detective informer investigator mole operative secret agent secret service undercover agent

STRONG

emissary lookout observer patrol picket plant scout sleeper sleuth snoop spook spotter watcher

WEAK

double agent espionage agent foreign agent inside agent intelligencer

VERB

secretly follow, watch another's actions

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discover examine scrutinize snoop

STRONG

case eyeball glimpse meddle notice observe peep pry reconnoiter scout search shadow sleuth spot stag tail trail view watch

WEAK

catch sight of fish out get a load of keep under surveillance look for recon set eyes on stake out take in take note

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore miss neglect overlook

Example Sentences

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spies

According to Reuters, some of the data contains details about officials' job assignments, including sensitive work against Chinese spies, Russian intelligence and drug cartels.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Lyukshin was trained in "information warfare" by senior Russian spies and his details matched those of EL.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The Emmy-nominated, darkly comic thriller about a unit of disgraced British spies — starring Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden and Kristen Scott Thomas — remains sharp and propulsive, one of the best series on TV.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Month after month, spies secretly met in a secure compound to discuss rhyme schemes, structural forms and heroic odes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Taking advantage of this, Penkovsky sneaked in a tiny Minox camera, a favorite device of fictional spies.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin