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Synonyms for spying

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for spying

keeping a secret or furtive watch

Related Words

the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes

the act of detecting something

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The Palace official told reporters on Saturday that Zhao sent him a text message, saying: 'What if we also think that your overseas workers are also spying on us.
"It is interesting to know that a while ago, the Iranian intelligence apparatus discovered and cracked down on one of the most complicated cyber networks of the CIA which was used for cyber spying and was an important part of the CIA's operational capacities in the countries targeted by the US," Shamkhani said
It is while you are spying it that you are going to get to find out what it takes to be a billionaire.
SURJEET SINGH Surjeet Singh was held in Pakistan on charges of spying in 1980s.
Pakistan authorities had arrested an Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadav in March of 2016 involved in spying agencies in Balochistan.
The German Federal Intelligence Service, BND, has been spying on Israel, particularly on the Prime Minister's Office, in recent years, according to a report Saturday in German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel.
PERHAPS NOT THE OLDEST profession in the world, but spying surely has been around for a long time.
Islamabad -- Pakistan on Thursday lodged strong protest with United States against spying of country's main political party by its security agency.
During a visit to the Liverpool Spy Shop, in Newington, we were shown the latest kit for snooping, spying, listening, surveillance and protection.
He was fascinated with the thrill of spying. He was a mediocre man with a grossly inflated ego and yearning for praise and acceptance.
It is basically an interesting commentary about how the Chinese government spied on its own people during this time and what methods were used to make such spying effective in maintaining the security of the government.
Mohammad Heydari was hanged for spying for Israel and Korush Ahmadi for working for the CIA.
Singh was arrested by authorities in Pakistan in 1981 and was sentenced to death in 1989 after being convicted by a Pakistani court on spying charges.
An army statement said Monday that the man confessed to accepting money in return for spying and that he traveled to Israel three times since 1999.
An Egyptian court sentenced a businessman, and two Israelis who were tried in absentia, to life in prison on Thursday for spying for Israel, Reuters reported.