INSPECTOR Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

inspector

noun

Definition of inspector

as in detective

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Recent Examples of inspector Anil Thapa, a police inspector coordinating the handling of the bodies, said another 50 bodies were having DNA samples taken ahead of their likely burial Sunday. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 At the time of inspection, the employee whom the inspector talked to stated that there was no current manager or person in charge of the facility. — Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The couple was ready to back out, but the contractor promised to repair the damage at no extra cost, and an inspector said that Pinky’s bones were still good. — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026 As a young father, Bowen worked for several years as a glass inspector for a glass firm in Chicago. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inspector

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Noun

Michelle Monaghan plays detective Amanda Beck, with Hamish Linklater and Owen Teague also starring.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Psychiatrists need to be good detectives during the entire process, even after a patient is on a medicine.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of detective

Noun

At Fox Hollow, investigators started with remains but few clues about their identities.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Joseph Weiss was charged in 2023 with lying to federal investigators about his brother’s reputed mob ties, including his previous contacts with Schweihs and Dominic.

— Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of investigator

Noun

Amateur sleuths, armchair lawyers and influencers have turned the soon-to-conclude trial into snackable, whodunit content, dissecting every detail and advancing their own theories across TikTok and other social platforms.

— Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Internet sleuths accused him of trying to improve his lie in the rough, similar to allegations against Bryson DeChambeau at the British Open last month.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of sleuth

Noun

The discovery comes less than a week after authorities began a search for Karen, alleging she was connected to the death of her husband, a veteran Worcester Police patrolman.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
The home on Wildwood Avenue is still at the center of the veteran patrolman's death investigation.

— Anna Meiler, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of patrolman

Noun

The department said officers found a male victim and started life-saving measures until Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue arrived.

— Matthew Ablon, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
The guillotine was in the bed of a pickup truck spotted near the Capitol and the Supreme Court, where, officers said, it was illegally parked.

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of officer

Noun

The Village Board voted to limit information collected from the cameras to be shared within Illinois only and retain data for only seven days, according to its agreement with the sheriff’s office.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
In his request for additional funding, Soptic said not funding more sheriff’s office personnel at this point could present serious safety concerns, including for inmates and deputies at the county’s jail.

— Sofi Zeman August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of sheriff

Noun

Thaksin Shinawatra, the larger-than-life former policeman and telecom billionaire, built up enormous power as prime minister in the early 2000s, incurring the disdain of royalists.

— Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026
You’ll be attacked in the street for that, the policeman appeared to be telling him.

— Ledio Cakaj, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of policeman

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