Synonyms of private detectives

private detectives

noun

plural of private detective

as in detectives

a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons

when the police insisted that it was an accident and not murder, she hired a private detective

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detectives
• investigators
• private investigators
• private eyes
• operatives
• dicks
• sherlocks
• hawkshaws
• sleuths
• sleuthhounds
• gumshoes
• shamuses
• shadows
• tracers
• trackers
• feds
• tails
• plainclothesmen
• Federals
• narks
• narcs
• G-men