Definition for Spying:

• keeping a secret or furtive watch

Synonyms for Spying:

• n.

  •
  • intrusion,
  • interference,
  • following,
  • prying,
  • voyeurism,
  • wiretapping.
  •act (noun)
  • spying.
  •catching (noun)
  • catching.
  •detection (noun)
  • detection.
  •espial (noun)
  • espial.
  •spotting (noun)
  • spotting.
  •spying (noun)
  • undercover work.
  •watching (noun)
  • bugging.

• v.

  •seeing (verb)
  • glaring,
  • Glancing,
  • sighting,
  • Glimpsing,
  • Peering,
  • looking,
  • peeking,
  • beholding,
  • staring,
  • regarding,
  • Inspecting,
  • Witnessing,
  • viewing,
  • discerning,
  • observing,
  • watching,
  • Perceiving,
  • seeing,
  • Gazing.

• Other synonyms:

  •flyover
  • overflight.

Paraphrases for Spying:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    spy, espionage.
  • Noun, plural
    Spies.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    spy, espionage.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    snooping.

• Independent

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    scouting, communicating, detecting, tapping, listening, watching, peeking.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    Eavesdropping, intelligence.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    wiretapping.

Spying Sentence Examples:

• Now she opened it and took from it a pistol; and, looking warily over her shoulder to see that the door was closed, and cautiously up at the windows, lest some eye might be spying her action even through the thick blinds, she took the weapon in her hand and held it up so that she might feel, if possible, how it would be with her when she should attempt the deed.

• It seemed a little unlikely that the head of Project Isle would be spying on his own men - particularly since he already had all the information.

Homophones for Spying:

• seven seas, spinose, spanish, spinach, sycophancy, sixpence, shebang, sac fungus, sevens, shaping, spinus, spongy, sopping, spinacia, sapience, spunky, spinoza, Sophonias, sphinx, spumous, suspense, sex offense, spinous, saponaceous, safeness, seeping, sponge cake, Soapiness, suaveness, sponge, spheniscus, spinning, submucosa, sea pink, sapiens, shipping, spiffing, Spanish Oak, spunk, shopping, successiveness, sobbing, spank, scavenge, subbing, shabbiness, saving, swabbing, soupiness, scoffing, spang, shaving, spaying, savings, sawbones, Spininess, sweeping, supping.

Hyponym for Spying:

• n.

  • act
    watch, vigil.