1. (noun)agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority an administrative unit of government Synonyms: assurance, billet, berth, means, confidence, chest of drawers, spot, bureau, delegacy, role, office staff, function, dominance, post, dresser, sanction, part, authority, self-assurance, power, way, say-so, sureness, place, representation, government agency, agency, chest, position, business office, self-confidence, potency, authorisation, situation, office, authorization, federal agency
2. (noun)agency a business that serves other businesses Synonyms: means, government agency, representation, federal agency, way, authority, office, delegacy, bureau
3. (noun)agency the state of being in action or exerting power Synonyms: means, government agency, representation, federal agency, way, authority, office, delegacy, bureau
4. (noun)representation, delegacy, agency the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent Synonyms: delegacy, government agency, histrionics, federal agency, theatrical performance, commission, deputation, way, mental representation, delegation, theatrical, agency, internal representation, bureau, office, means, representation, mission, authority
5. (noun)means, agency, way how a result is obtained or an end is achieved 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
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'agency'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. agency Operation is action considered with reference to the thing acted upon, and may apply to the action of an intelligent agent or of a material substance or force; as, the operation of a medici Synonyms: operation, action, effect, force, performance, result, agency, execution, influence, procedure Antonyms: failure, ineffectiveness, inutility, powerlessness, uselessness, inaction, inefficiency