Spying

/ˈspaɪ.ɪŋ/

Synonyms for "spying" (58 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Noun(6 words)
catchingcorporate spyingcovertcovert collectioncovert watchingdetection
Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (17)

Noun(5 words)
eavesdroppingespialespionageindustrial espionageintelligence gathering
electronic surveillanceespialespionagefollowingintelligenceintelligence worklookinglookoutmilitary intelligencenosynotenotice

Related words (29)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

16 entries
descriptive adjectivediscoveryeconomic crimeespionagefindintelligenceintelligence activityintelligence operationobservationobservequalifying termsecurity operationsuncoveringvigilwatchwatching

More specific

17 entries
cyber espionageeconomic espionageemployee snoopinghuman intelligenceinsider spyingintelligence-relatedmonitorpeepingshadowshadowingsignal intelligencestakeoutsupplier espionagesurreptitious followsurveillance-basedtail

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Collocations

17 entries
corporate spyingcovert operationindustrial espionageintelligence gatheringshadowingspy networkspying activityspying equipmentspying frameworkspying methodsspying operationspying operationsspying programspying techniquespying techniquesstate spying

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Inflections

5 entries
more spyingmost spyingspiedspiesspyings

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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She is an old hand at spying on tax evaders.

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Spying on gangsters was a dangerous venture.

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He was never officially charged with spying.

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I think my boyfriend is spying on my emails.

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