Synonyms for gumshoe
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Detective — A detective
detective, sleuth, private detective, dick, investigator, private investigator, private eye
Other
hawkshaw dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A detective.
- n. 2
A sneaker or rubber overshoe.
Forms
- Plural
- gumshoes → rubbers, arctics, galoshes, goloshes…
Example sentences
- rubber He put a rubber band around the bundle of letters.
- arctic The polar bear is the apex predator of the Arctic.
- detective The detective took down his testimony on the spot.
- sleuth The sleuth gave Mennad his card before he left.
By length
- 4 letters
- dick1
- 6 letters
- rubber2, arctic2, sleuth1, galosh2, golosh
- 8 letters
- hawkshaw
- 9 letters
- detective3
- 12 letters
- investigator5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rubber2 = 2 syllables).