monitor vs sleuth

sleuth vs monitor

monitor and sleuth both are nouns.

monitor and sleuth both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
monitor	Yes	No	Yes	No
sleuth	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sleuth is a hyponym of monitor; that is, sleuth is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than monitor:

monitor: keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
sleuth: watch, observe, or inquire secretly

Other hyponyms of monitor include snoop, spy, stag, lurk.

monitor (noun)	sleuth (noun)
any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles	a detective who follows a trail
a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble
electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions
display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor
someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
someone who supervises (an examination)

monitor (verb)	sleuth (verb)
keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance	watch, observe, or inquire secretly
check, track, or observe by means of a receiver

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