Synonyms for spying
spy·ing

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1. spyingnoun

   keeping a secret or furtive watch

   Synonyms:
   espial, spotting, catching, undercover work, detection

2. spying, undercover worknoun

   the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes

   Synonyms:
   espial, spotting, catching, undercover work, detection

3. detection, catching, espial, spying, spottingnoun

   the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

   Synonyms:
   detective work, staining, sleuthing, sensing, detecting, detection, signal detection, catching, espial, maculation, undercover work, spotting, contracting

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1. surveiling

   a synonym for surveil is to keep an eye on. that phrase infers that it is for information gathering in a covert manner. spying has the connotation of covert information gathering.

   Submitted by Artemis on April 12, 2019  

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1. spyingnoun

   Synonyms:
   espionage, espial

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1. List of paraphrases for "spying":

   espionage, spy

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How to use spying in a sentence?

1. John Whitehead:

   …government agencies such as the CIA and the NSA have been spying on the citizenry through our smart TVs, listening in on our phone calls, hacking into our computerized devices (including our cars) and compromising our security systems through the use of spyware and malware.

2. James Clapper:

   No, they were not, they were spying on -- a term I don't particularly like -- but on what the Russians were doing. Trying to understand were the Russians infiltrating, trying to gain access, trying to gain leverage or influence which is what they do.

3. Donald Trump:

   They were trying to infiltrate the administration, really, its a coup. Its spying. Its hard to believe in this country we would have had that.

4. Tim Berners-Lee:

   It controls what people see, creates mechanisms for how people interact, it’s been great, but spying, blocking sites, repurposing people’s content, taking you to the wrong websites — that completely undermines the spirit of helping people create.

5. Manish Tewari:

   The encryption policy is a snooping and spying orgy.