Synonyms for MEANS
means

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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.

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

   Antonyms:
   chief, inventor, originator, principal

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

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1. means

   Synonyms:
   resources, instrument, media

   Antonyms:
   end, purpose, object

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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, means, 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:
   means, 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

Matched Categories

1. • Capital
   • Instrumentality

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1. meansn. sing. pl.

   Synonyms:
   instrument, method, mode, way

2. meansn. sing. pl.

   Synonyms:
   resource, appliance, expedient, shift, step, measure

3. meansn. sing. pl.

   Synonyms:
   revenue, income, resources, the wherewithal, ways and means

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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

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1. List of paraphrases for "means":

   ways, mean, average, implies, way, media, medium, resources, pleas, methods, instruments, signifies, instrument, east, involves, tools, tool, entails, funds, designates, modes, avenues, method, represents, wherewithal, manner, approaches, channels, capacity, plea, facilities, is, mode, middle, measures, refers, translates, moyens, modalities, bias, medio, half, meaning, capabilities, midst

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1. Gerard Cassidy:

   These are portfolios of a bygone era that were very, very painful for the banks, america Corp executives are not plain vanilla portfolios, which means America Corp executives are more costly to manage. It may just not be worth the headache.

2. Paul Nakasone:

   Our adversaries know that this is a means upon which that they can attempt to have an impact on us and so we've seen the growth in terms of programs across all those major adversaries, we've also seen a rise in capability. And so much in the same way, we've become a much more capable force, so are our adversaries. And so I would tell you whether or not it's China or it's Iran, or it's North Korea, this is why it's so important that we are in a daily competition with what we need to do and I would say the advantages we have are often not talked about.

3. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

   Combined, that means over 300,000 children have entered our custody since October 1st.

4. Parash Jain:

   There is no room left anymore for error or unexpected events — it is all squeezed out, this means you can't afford a single mistake because there is no longer any buffer.

5. Prime Minister Najib Razak:

   I would like to assure all those affected by this tragedy that the government of Malaysia is committed to do everything within our means to find out the truth of what happened.