Synonyms of agencies

agencies

noun

plural of agency

1

as in departments

a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization

the federal agency charged with enforcing laws and regulations regarding the use of firearms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departments
• bureaus
• offices
• services
• desks
• branches
• divisions
• arms
• subdivisions
• subdepartments

2

as in instrumentalities

something used to achieve an end

by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instrumentalities
• agents
• means
• vehicles
• instruments
• factors
• organs
• mechanisms
• ministries
• incentives
• tools
• powers
• ingredients
• machineries
• influences
• reasons
• mediums
• weapons
• determinants
• drivers
• catalysts
• generators
• causes
• executors
• stimuli
• activators
• launchers
• impetuses
• expedients
• movers
• subagencies
• inspirations
• animators
• occasions
• triggers
• subagents
• instigators
• antecedents
• instigations
• energizers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of agencies

Georgia still has ample budget reserves and a growing economy, prompting credit rating agencies to give the state their top scores. — David Wickert, AJC.com, 30 July 2026

Advertisers who have treated those as different budgets, different agencies and different measurement systems may find the distinction harder to maintain. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

This new system lets companies and government agencies test aerospace technologies during sustained Mach 2+ flights. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Local government agencies are not obligated to post public records online, with a few exceptions, according to David Loy, legal director at the nonprofit First Amendment Coalition. — Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

But borrowers taking loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration and guaranteed by the Veterans Administration still overpay, even though those agencies limit lenders’ pricing discretion. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

As several emergency agencies headed to the scene, authorities received a second report confirming that a person at the summit had been injured by the lightning strike. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Bigger picture But ultimately, many of these debris concerns could be mitigated with more responsible behaviors from space agencies and launch providers, Sorge said. — Leonard David, Space.com, 22 July 2026

Michael Kratsios, the White House’s science and technology adviser, told the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology that the money will be drawn from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA, as well as other federal agencies. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 July 2026