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AGENTS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AGENTS?

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Need another word that means the same as “agents”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “agents” in this overview.

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Agents as a Noun
Definitions of "Agents" as a noun
Synonyms of "Agents" as a noun (4 Words)
Usage Examples of "Agents" as a noun
Associations of "Agents" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Agents” are: agentive role, broker, factor, federal agent

Agents as a Noun

Definitions of "Agents" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “agents” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A substance that exerts some force or effect.
The semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause.
A representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations.
A businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission.
Any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau.
An active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect.

Synonyms of "Agents" as a noun (4 Words)

agentive role	What something is used for.
broker	A person who buys and sells goods or assets for others. The centralized lenders operate through brokers.
factor	With numeral a sunscreen of the sun protection factor specified. A number of factors determined the outcome.
federal agent	A member of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Usage Examples of "Agents" as a noun

Their research uncovered new disease agents.

Associations of "Agents" (30 Words)

alternate	Be an understudy or alternate for a role. Alternate bouts of intense labour and of idleness.
alternative	One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen. Audiobooks are an interesting alternative* to reading.*
bail	Release or secure the release of a prisoner on payment of bail. He has been released on bail.
dealer	Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold. A dealer* in stolen goods.*
deputy	Someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies. His deputy* has been largely running the business for the past year.*
disinfectant	Preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms. All surfaces are cleaned manually or by pressure washer with disinfectant.
displace	Cause to move, usually with force or pressure. His aides were discredited and displaced.
employment	The occupation for which you are paid. A fall in the numbers in full time employment.
exchange	Exchange a penalty for a less severe one. An exchange* visit to Germany.*
fungible	A commodity that is freely interchangeable with another in satisfying an obligation. It is by no means the world s only fungible* commodity.*
indirect	Not directly caused by or resulting from something. He took a careful indirect* route home from his dockside rendezvous.*
instead	On the contrary. He didn t call rather or instead* he wrote her a letter.*
interchange	A road junction designed on several levels so that traffic streams do not intersect. The interchange* of woods and meadows.*
intermediary	A negotiator who acts as a link between parties. An intermediary* stage.*
permutation	Each of several possible ways in which a set or number of things can be ordered or arranged. His thoughts raced ahead to fifty different permutations of what he must do.
proxy	A person authorized to act on behalf of another. The use of a US wealth measure as a proxy* for the true worldwide measure.*
recruiter	An official who enlists personnel for military service. A recruiter* will schedule you for an interview.*
replace	Put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items. Mary replaced Susan as the team s captain and the highest ranked player in the school.
replacement	The action or process of replacing someone or something. Please stay until we find a replacement* for you.*
representative	Being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives. Fossil representatives of lampreys and hagfishes.
substitute	Act or serve as a substitute. A father substitute.
substitution	An event in which one thing is substituted for another. He sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution* came too late to help.*
successor	A person or thing that succeeds another. He was President Lincoln s successor.
supercede	Take the place or move into the position of.
supersede	Take the place or move into the position of. The older models of car have now been superseded.
supplant	Take the place or move into the position of. Domestic production has been supplanted by imports and jobs have been lost.
surety	One who provides a warrant or guarantee to another. The surety* of my impending fatherhood.*
surrogate	Denoting a child to whom a woman gives birth as a surrogate mother. Surrogate father.
transpose	Change key. A sequence of French tales transposed into English.
transposition	The transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign. Transposition of word order.