Synonyms for agent
ˈeɪ dʒəntagent

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1. agentnoun

   Antonyms:
   patient

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1. agent

   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, doer, factor, instrument, means, mover, operator, performer, promoter

   Antonyms:
   chief, inventor, originator, principal

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. agent

   Synonyms:
   doer, performer, actor, force, means, instrument, influence, cause, promoter, operator

   Antonyms:
   counteragent, counteractor, counteraction, opponent, neutralizer

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. agentnoun

   an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect

   "their research uncovered new disease agents"

   Synonyms:
   agentive role, broker, factor, federal agent

2. agentnoun

   a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations

   Synonyms:
   agentive role, broker, factor, federal agent

3. agentnoun

   a substance that exerts some force or effect

   Synonyms:
   agentive role, broker, factor, federal agent

4. agent, factor, brokernoun

   a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

   Synonyms:
   broker, component, element, cistron, factor, gene, divisor, agentive role, federal agent, ingredient, constituent

5. agent, federal agentnoun

   any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau

   Synonyms:
   agentive role, broker, factor, federal agent

6. agentive role, agentnoun

   the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

   Synonyms:
   agentive role, broker, factor, federal agent

Matched Categories

1. • Causal Agent
   • Representative
   • Semantic Role
   • Substance

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. agentnoun

   Synonyms:
   actor, doer, operator, performer, executor

2. agentnoun

   Synonyms:
   deputy, attorney, factor, representative, substitute, proxy, go-between, procurator, middleman, commissioner, vicegerent

3. agentnoun

   Synonyms:
   hand, employé

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1. agentnoun

   Synonyms:
   representative, canvasser, substitute, deputy, factor, procurator, syndic, go-between, commissioner, proctor, emissary, envoy, solicitor, negotiator

   Antonyms:
   principal, chief

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1. List of paraphrases for "agent":

   officer, agents, broker, actor, patrolman, constable, officers, representative, -agent, officer, official, publicist, player

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. AGENT

   Synonyms:
   Angiogenic GENe Therapy

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How to use agent in a sentence?

1. Grant Caraway:

   If they want that solid receiver one, they got to pay for it, and I think that the guys who negotiate the contracts, the agent and all that stuff, they probably know that and they probably come at the organization with that kind of like :' OK, listen, if you want this caliber of a player on the team, you've seen what he's been able to do for other teams' -- like Davante Adams in Green Bay.

2. William Shakespeare, "Much Ado about Nothing", Act 2 scene 1:

   Friendship is constant in all other things Save in the office and affairs of love: Therefore all hearts in love use their own tongues; Let every eye negotiate for itself And trust no agent.

3. Chris Didier:

   All the other parents that we knew, all of his soccer team, all of those friends — none of us had ever heard of a counterfeit prescription pill that had only fentanyl in it as the acting agent, i also learned that social media is a very common platform. You can get whatever you want on social media at any age, and I had no idea that that was going on.

4. The House:

   David Chipman's 25 years of distinguished service as an ATF agent uniquely equips David Chipman to reinvigorate the Bureau's critical mission, including combatting gun trafficking and keeping firearms out of the hands of criminals. Confronting the epidemic of gun violence head-on is a cornerstone of the President's gun crime strategy, and he looks forward to the Senate quickly voting on Chipman's nomination as David Chipman.

5. President Biden:

   Remember the final words left to us by your late Congressman, the vote is the most powerful, nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society. You must use it because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it.