1. agent
noun. ['ˈeɪdʒənt'] an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect.
Synonyms
- teratogen
- weakener
- retardation
- quickener
- lethal agent
- eliminator
- vasoconstrictor
- invigorator
- shortener
- represser
- mutagen
- transmitter
- retardent
- stressor
- infectious agent
- vector
- biological agent
- satisfier
- motor
- biohazard
- retardant
- infective agent
- relaxer
- impairer
- enlivener
- cause
- causal agency
- vasoconstrictive
- causal agent
- repressor
Antonyms
- synergist
- antagonist
- abstain
- bring to
Etymology
- agens (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Agent
- abandonment
- abatement
- aberrant
- abhorrent
- abortifacient
- abridgement
- absent
- absorbent
- abstinent
- abundant
- accelerant
- accident
- accompaniment
- accompaniment
- accomplishment
- accountant
- accouterment
- accoutrement
- achievement
- acknowledgement
How do you pronounce agent?
Pronounce agent as ˈeɪʤənt.
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Example sentences of the word agent
1. Noun, singular or mass
You may also contact the owner of a home listed with a real estate agent.
Quotes containing the word agent
1. I've learned in most areas of my life, to bounce heated choices off other people. Co-workers, my agent, my wife, a sponsor, etc. A majority of the time, that keeps me on the right side of things.
- Kurt Sutter
2. No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.
- Steve Jobs
3. A citizen is a political and moral agent who in fact has a shared sense of hope and responsibility to others and not just to him or herself.
- Henry Giroux
2. agent-in-place
noun. an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target.
Synonyms
- secret agent
- intelligence agent
- operative
Antonyms
- malfunctioning
- medical
- insignificant
3. agent
noun. ['ˈeɪdʒənt'] a substance that exerts some force or effect.
Synonyms
- bleaching agent
- alkaliser
- emmenagogue
- nerve gas
- diluent
- hypoglycaemic agent
- virucide
- lactogen
- antifungal
- blanching agent
- precipitant
- whitener
- antiflatulent
- antimycotic
- lactifuge
- gastric antacid
- antacid
- thinner
- disinfectant
- viricide
- drug
- antimycotic agent
- alkalizer
- hypnagogue
- chemical agent
- coagulator
- vermicide
- galactagogue
- coolant
- germicide
- mitogen
- fungicide
- hypoglycemic agent
- coagulant
- substance
- dilutant
- solvating agent
- antiacid
- inducer
- nerve agent
- antimicrobic
- cause
- causal agency
- antimicrobial
- causal agent
- antifungal agent
- bleach
Antonyms
- afferent
- noncausative
- biological
- nonrepresentative
Etymology
- agens (Latin)
4. agent
noun. ['ˈeɪdʒənt'] a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations.
Synonyms
- deputy
- special agent
- talent agent
- parliamentary agent
- proxy
- intelligence officer
- next friend
- general agent
- purchasing agent
- shopper
- intelligence agent
- government agent
- shipping agent
- surrogate
- universal agent
- placeholder
- business agent
- representative
- secret agent
- booking agent
- mill agent
- procurator
- handler
- operative
- literary agent
- employment agent
- bailee
- booker
Antonyms
- general agent
- dissuade
- blacken
- black
Etymology
- agens (Latin)
5. agent
noun. ['ˈeɪdʒənt'] a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission.
Synonyms
- businessperson
- underwriter
- investment banker
- travel agent
- real estate broker
- insurance broker
- securities firm
- general agent
- insurance agent
- auctioneer
- syndic
- land agent
- house agent
- ship broker
- bourgeois
- broker
- factor
- brokerage
- stockbroker
- estate agent
- real estate agent
Antonyms
- disapproval
- activator
- inhibitor
- unhealthful
Etymology
- agens (Latin)
6. agent
noun. ['ˈeɪdʒənt'] the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause.
Synonyms
- semantic role
- participant role
Antonyms
- synergistic
- septic
- generic drug
Etymology
- agens (Latin)
7. agent
noun. ['ˈeɪdʒənt'] any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau.
Synonyms
- official
- trustbuster
- federal official
- federal agent
- Federal
- Fed
- Indian agent
Antonyms
- intelligence
- acceleration
- curve
- walk
Etymology
- agens (Latin)