{
  "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"
    ]
  }
}