Detective : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'detective': discover synonyms for the word detective, such as investigator or tec.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as detective. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": investigator and tec.


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Synonyms for detective sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for detective Degree of synonymy of detective Frequency in the language
investigator
   30034 6.10  
tec
   29946 0.33  
hawkshaw
   20052 0.02  
officer
   20048 103.24  
supervisor
   20047 5.96  
agent
   20046 102.65  
inspectorate
   20046  
constable
   20046 2.82  
captain
   20046 208.27  
policeman
   20045 11.73  
superintendent
   20045 4.29  
police
   20044 236.16  
sarge
   20044 13.39  
inspector
   20044 22.04  
trooper
   20038 4.43  
sergeant
   20036 62.94  
inspection
   20033 5.88  
examiner
   20033 2.55  
sir
   20032 964.47  

Lexical field of "detective"

investigator
tec
police detective
gumshoe
cop
policeman
police
inspector
officer
investigation
sergeant
trooper
lieutenant
examiner
agent
superintendent
supervisor
constable
informer
captain
surveyor
inspectors
pinkerton
discovery
detection
sir
private
reasoning
inspection
fuzz
inspectorate
kelly
detecting
mallory
sarge
dirty
sorry
inspecting
mcafee
drew
hawkshaw
misha
inspecteur
sleuth
lawman
policewoman
patrolman
law enforcement
sheriff
criminalist