detective - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for detective , a list of similar words for detective from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

a police officer who investigates crimes

Synonyms

• detective
• investigator
• police detective
• tec

More generic

• officer
• police officer
• policeman

More specific

• dick
• gumshoe
• hawkshaw
• plainclothesman
• tracer

Noun

an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

Synonyms

• detective

More generic

• investigator

More specific

• PI
• operative
• private detective
• private eye
• private investigator
• shamus
• sherlock
• sleuth
• sleuthhound

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