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, 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

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. H.W. Mann:

   Forgiveness does not mean we simply forget, or we are ok with what has happened. Forgiveness means we understand humans unconsciously do horrible things. Forgiveness is a choice not to be held in a pain prison of the past. Forgiveness is to choose presence. Forgiveness is to choose peace.

2. Zhou En Lai:

   Diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means.

3. Mike Huckabee:

   Regardless, heterosexual marriage is largely in trouble today because people see it as a selfish means of pleasing self, rather than a committed relationship in which the focus is on meeting the needs of the partner, that sense of selfishness and the redefinition of love as to something that is purely sentimental and emotional, has been destructive.

4. Kimberlee Colbo:

   Dakota couldn’t be more excited to be a new father and be the best dad that he can be, to him, that means being a big part of his daughter’s life. Beyond that he’d really appreciate and thank his friends, supports and the news media for respecting the privacy of each family in this very personal matter.

5. Victor Cha:

   This is meaningful, this is designating the entire country, which means essentially that any entity that is interested in interacting with U.S. financial institutions should no longer have any business with North Korea.