dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/spy_MWT.json

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{
"spy":{
"a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country":{
"examples":[
"the government spy risked his life every day in the fight against global terrorism"
],
"synonyms":[
"agent",
"asset",
"emissary",
"intelligencer",
"mole",
"operative",
"spook",
"undercover"
],
"near synonyms":[
"courier",
"counterspy",
"double agent",
"sleeper",
"infiltrator",
"informer",
"stool pigeon",
"spymaster",
"superspy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes":{
"examples":[
"I spy a motel off in the distance, so let's spend the night there"
],
"synonyms":[
"behold",
"catch",
"descry",
"discern",
"distinguish",
"espy",
"eye",
"look (at)",
"note",
"notice",
"observe",
"perceive",
"regard",
"remark",
"see",
"sight",
"spot",
"view",
"witness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"identify",
"make out",
"pick out",
"pick up",
"attend (to)",
"consider",
"heed",
"mark",
"mind",
"study",
"watch",
"examine",
"inspect",
"scan",
"scrutinize",
"survey",
"glance (at)",
"glimpse",
"peer (at)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregard",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overpass",
"pass over",
"miss",
"overlook"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"spymasters":{
"as in superspies":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"superspies",
"infiltrators",
"informers",
"stool pigeons",
"counterspies",
"double agents",
"sleepers",
"couriers",
"agents",
"assets",
"emissaries",
"intelligencers",
"moles",
"operatives",
"spies",
"spooks",
"undercovers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"spying":{
"the secret gathering of information on others":{
"examples":[
"traditionally, anyone caught engaging in spying during wartime was shot or hanged"
],
"synonyms":[
"espionage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterespionage",
"counterintelligence",
"intelligence",
"cloak-and-dagger",
"tradecraft",
"observation",
"reconnaissance",
"surveillance",
"bugging",
"eavesdropping",
"wiretapping",
"dope",
"goods",
"lowdown"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes":{
"examples":[
"I spy a motel off in the distance, so let's spend the night there"
],
"synonyms":[
"beholding",
"catching",
"descrying",
"discerning",
"distinguishing",
"espying",
"eyeing",
"eying",
"looking (at)",
"noticing",
"noting",
"observing",
"perceiving",
"regarding",
"remarking",
"seeing",
"sighting",
"spotting",
"viewing",
"witnessing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"identifying",
"making out",
"picking out",
"picking up",
"attending (to)",
"considering",
"heeding",
"marking",
"minding",
"studying",
"watching",
"examining",
"inspecting",
"scanning",
"scrutinizing",
"surveying",
"glancing (at)",
"glimpsing",
"peering (at)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"overpassing",
"passing over",
"missing",
"overlooking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"spymaster":{
"as in superspy":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"superspy",
"infiltrator",
"informer",
"stool pigeon",
"counterspy",
"double agent",
"sleeper",
"courier",
"agent",
"asset",
"emissary",
"intelligencer",
"mole",
"operative",
"spook",
"spy",
"undercover"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}