Antonyms for meansmeans

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1. means

   In strict philosophical usage, the prime mover or doer of an act is the agent. Thus we speak of man as a voluntary agent, a free agent. But in common usage, especially in business, an agent is not the prime actor, but only an instrument or factor, acting under orders or instructions. Compare CAUSE.

   Antonyms:
   chief, inventor, originator, principal

   Synonyms:
   actor, agent, doer, factor, instrument, mover, operator, performer, promoter

   Preposition:
   An agent of the company for selling, etc.

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1. means

   Antonyms:
   end, purpose, object

   Synonyms:
   resources, instrument, media

Matched Categories

1. • Capital
   • Instrumentality

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1. means, agency, waynoun

   how a result is obtained or an end is achieved

   "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"

   Synonyms:
   direction, government agency, manner, way, delegacy, elbow room, substance, style, federal agency, agency, path, way of life, bureau, office, representation, fashion, authority, mode, room

2. meansnoun

   an instrumentality for accomplishing some end

   Synonyms:
   substance, way, agency

3. means, substancenoun

   considerable capital (wealth or income)

   "he is a man of means"

   Synonyms:
   nitty-gritty, meat, subject matter, core, nub, inwardness, sum, way, gist, heart and soul, substance, center, agency, centre, kernel, meaning, essence, message, heart, content, marrow, pith

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1. meansnoun

   Synonyms:
   property, possessions, wealth, resources, riches, estate, instrument, agency, instrumentality, method, way, facility, expedient, resource, contrivance, resort, device, artifice

How to use means in a sentence?

1. Delon Wright:

   We can definitely build off it, if we take the champions to double overtime, that means we can compete with anybody in this league on any given night.

2. Oliver Barron:

   This means that some companies that shouldn't be bailed out will be, perpetuating the current moral hazard and leading to wasted capital.

3. Daniel Andrews:

   What we must do is suppress case numbers sufficiently to buy us time to get people vaccinated. What that means is that we can't ease restrictions today in any profound way, we are in for a difficult time, a challenging time over these coming weeks.

4. Heiko Maas:

   So the question is what the deal looks like, in the end, it will be about the question (of) whether to reopen the deal which needs the approval of all 27 member states, which means that everyone has to join in. This is what needs to be discussed now.

5. Jason Rantz:

   They'll just have to deal with it … And I think that this is a strategy from the Democrats that just doesn't work anymore, when you call everyone racist for every single thing that they say and do, then everything is racist, and it no longer means anything. So it doesn't have the sting anymore, and I think Republicans are aware of that. And frankly, they might play into that expectation that they ask a simple question that might just be a little bit tinged with some criticism. And then they're going to get attacked and they'll make that into a strategy to push back against how far left the Democratic Party has become.

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