Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "spy" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

bug apartment bug hotel room bug office bug telephone follow person following gather intelligence learn by experience to quiet plan getaway share secrets spot another spy supply enemy with information turn over state secrets

Derived Terms

I spy I spy with my little eye Spygate antispy bespy co-spy counterspy cyberspy hi-spy-hi outspy spier spy cop spy dust spy money spy on spy out spy ring spy satellite spy-fi spy-hop spy-hopping spyboat spybot spycam spycatcher spycatching spycore spycraft spydom spyess spyhole spyhop spyism spyless spylike spymaster spymistress spyplane spyproof spyship spywork superspy

Desires

information learn secrets snoop

Entails

investigate

Context

military

Part Of (Holonyms)

HUMINT cell intelligence agency secret service

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

comprehend enquire inquire intelligence agent intelligence asset intelligence officer investigate looker monitor operative perceive person secret agent sight spectator supervise viewer watcher witness

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

counterspy double agent honeypot informant mole molehunter pavement artist sleeper agent triple agent wheel artist wiretapper

Type Of (IsA)

criminals or spy intelligence operative member of organisation organization member person secret agent spectator worker

Manner Of

investigate monitor

Not Desires

detected

Related Terms

spyglass spyware

Related Terms

act catch country espionage examine explore inspect of scrutinize search see sight spot spyglass spyware view

Similar Terms

secret agent

Synonym Network

descry intelligencer sight

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