Plain clothes detective

Synonyms for "plain clothes detective" (14 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
attributive modifierbook detectivecompound modifier

Strong matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
covertdisguisedfictional detectivegumshoe

Related words (7)

Noun(7 words)
investigatorplainclothespolice detectiveprepositive adjectivesleuthstory sleuthundercover

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries
detectivefictional charactergrammar terminvestigatorlaw enforcement officerpolice detectivepolice officerpolice proceduretec

More specific

11 entries
attributive adjectivecompound modifiercrime solverfield tactichomicide detectivejuvenile detectivemystery heronarcotics detectivestakeout techniquesurveillance methodvice detective

Collocations

9 entries
crime solvingdetective trainingdetective workfield detectivefield investigationinvestigative skillsplain clothesstakeout techniqueundercover operation

Inflections

3 entries
more plain clothes detectivemost plain clothes detectiveplain clothes detectives

Derivations

2 entries
plain clothes detective workplain-clothes