SLEUTH Synonyms

• someone who is a detective

• a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

• having no employment

• the quality of lacking substance or value

• the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work

• a disposition to remain inactive or inert

• (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force

• inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

• relaxed and easy activity

• apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

• a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

• weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

• inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

• shade within clear boundaries

• an unilluminated area

• something existing in perception only

• a premonition of something adverse

• an indication that something has been present

• refuge from danger or observation

• a dominating and pervasive presence

• a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

• an inseparable companion

• follow, usually without the person's knowledge

• cast a shadow over

• make appear small by comparison

• a detective who follows a trail

• a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking

• a disinclination to work or exert yourself

• any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits

• apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

• a disinclination to work or exert yourself

• a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

• watch, observe, or inquire secretly

• (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

• a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people

• catch sight of

• watch, observe, or inquire secretly

• catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

• secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage

• a male deer, especially an adult male red deer

• adult male deer

• attend a dance or a party without a female companion

• give away information about somebody

• watch, observe, or inquire secretly

• someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations