Synonyms and Antonyms of agent
1
something used to achieve an end
- the whitening agent in the detergent is chlorine bleach
- the Church has been the traditional agent for social justice in impoverished countries
determinant, expedient, factor, influence, ingredient, mechanism, tool
weapon
activator, animator, catalyst, driver, energizer, executor, generator, impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, instigator, launcher, mover, power, stimulus, trigger
antecedent, cause, occasion, reason
subagency, subagent
2
a person who acts or does business for another
- the sports agent negotiated a record-breaking contract for the baseball player
assignee, attorney, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, minister, procurator, proxy, rep, representative
ambassador, diplomat, diplomatist, emissary, foreign minister, legate, plenipotentiary
alternate, backup, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, stand-in, sub, substitute, surrogate, understudy
informer, operative, spy
broker, distributor, manager
arbiter, arbitrator, comprador (or compradore), conciliator, go-between, intercessor, intermediary, interposer, liaison, mediator, middleman, peacemaker
mouthpiece, point man, point person, prophet, speaker, spokesman, spokesperson
3
a person sent on a mission to represent another
- an undercover agent of the Crown
ambassadress
attaché, chargé d'affaires, consul, deputy, diplomat, foreign minister, nuncio, procurator, proxy
apostle, evangelist, missionary
deputation, detachment, legation
courier, messenger
mouthpiece, spokesperson
4
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
- an agent feeding information about enemy troop movements
