spy vs monitor

spy and monitor both are nouns.

spy and monitor both are verbs.

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

As verbs, monitor is a hypernym of spy; that is, monitor is a word with a broader meaning than spy:

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

Other hypernyms of spy include supervise.

spy (noun)	monitor (noun)
(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors	any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people	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)

spy (verb)	monitor (verb)
secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage	keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
watch, observe, or inquire secretly	check, track, or observe by means of a receiver
catch sight of
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

Difference between spy and monitor

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.