Antonyms 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.

   Antonyms:
   chief, inventor, originator, principal

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

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

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1. agent

   Antonyms:
   counteragent, counteractor, counteraction, opponent, neutralizer

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

Matched Categories

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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

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1. agentnoun

   Antonyms:
   principal, chief

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

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

1. AGENT

   Synonyms:
   Angiogenic GENe Therapy

How to use agent in a sentence?

1. Jamil Jaffer:

   Was this a foreign agent or criminal who turned? Was this a private individual the FBI placed inside [the deal]? Was this a government employee? All these factors, plus the level of the informant’s access to relevant information, will make a big difference here.

2. David Lee Denton:

   So perhaps in a fraud investigation, one business might want to report their competitors for engaging in fraudulent business practices, and that would be a factor that might give an agent reasonable suspicion for a border search.

3. Michael Douglas:

   Most of my career has been R-rated, my children haven’t seen most of my pictures. But when I told my son about ‘Ant-Man,’ he said, ‘Dad, you have to do this.’ He was like my agent. I’m glad I took his advice. It turned out really well.

4. The Justice Department:

   In so doing, from at least June 2017 through at least August 2017, The Defendant acted as an agent for foreign principals Sun Lijun and the PRC and engaged in political activities on their behalf in United States.

5. Sebastian Battle:

   I would say the hardest part about being a new real estate agent, especially in Austin, is just the level of competition, i definitely anticipated, you know, more people buying and selling, frankly.

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