Antonyms for spy
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : spahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : spaɪ |
Definition of spy
Origin :- mid-13c., from Old French espier "to spy," probably from Frankish *spehon, from Proto-Germanic *spekh- (cf. Old High German *spehon "to look out for, scout, spy," German spähen "to spy," Middle Dutch spien), the Germanic survivals of the productive PIE root *spek- "to look" (see scope (n.1)).
- noun person who secretly finds out about another's business
- verb secretly follow, watch another's actions
- It was suggested by a plate of apples that he happened to spy on the mantel-piece.
- Extract from : « The Three Golden Apples » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Then she ran away and would not play "I spy" or "Tig" any more.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- That the spy will fabricate his information is a mere commonplace.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- A spy of that sort can afford to be more reckless than the most reckless of conspirators.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- But when he was ill, he had a nurse whom I began to suspect as a spy.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- I've seen a man whom I know to be a spy, and a most dangerous one, too.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- Why, he's heard we're married, an' come over here to spy out the land.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- Also, she no longer dared to follow him, to watch him, to spy on him.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- I will not say in what country, for all countries have been hospitable to me, and I am neither a spy nor a traitress.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- "I tell you once for all, there is no such thing as an escape possible," said the spy, firmly.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
Synonyms for spy
- agent
- case
- catch sight of
- detective
- discover
- double agent
- emissary
- espionage agent
- examine
- eyeball
- fish out
- foreign agent
- get a load of
- glimpse
- informer
- inside agent
- intelligencer
- investigator
- keep under surveillance
- look for
- lookout
- meddle
- mole
- notice
- observe
- observer
- operative
- patrol
- peep
- picket
- plant
- pry
- recon
- reconnoiter
- scout
- scrutinize
- search
- secret agent
- secret service
- set eyes on
- shadow
- sleeper
- sleuth
- snoop
- spook
- spot
- spotter
- stag
- stake out
- tail
- take in
- take note
- trail
- undercover agent
- view
- watch
- watcher
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