Word Type

Noun

The word "espionage" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

require deceit

Coordinate Terms

reconnaissance undercover

Derived Terms

antiespionage counter-espionage counterespionage cyberespionage espiocrat industrial espionage lexpionage nonespionage sexpionage

Etymologically Related To

spy

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

spying undercover work

Type Of (IsA)

criminal act spying

Related Terms

spycraft spywork tradecraft

Related Terms

clandestine intelligence agency recruitment spy

Similar Terms

reconnaissance undercover

Synonym Network

spying

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.