Synonyms of agent

agent

noun

ˈā-jənt 

1

as in instrumentality

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instrumentality
• means
• instrument
• vehicle
• agency
• mechanism
• factor
• organ
• machinery
• tool
• incentive
• power
• ministry
• ingredient
• influence
• medium
• weapon
• catalyst
• determinant
• driver
• impetus
• executor
• reason
• cause
• generator
• activator
• stimulus
• mover
• trigger
• subagent
• inspiration
• antecedent
• instigator
• animator
• expedient
• launcher
• subagency
• energizer
• occasion
• instigation

2

as in deputy

a person who acts or does business for another

the sports agent negotiated a record-breaking contract for the baseball player

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deputy
• representative
• delegate
• attorney
• manager
• proxy
• rep
• ambassador
• minister
• assignee
• factor
• envoy
• commissary
• spokesperson
• procurator
• diplomat
• surrogate
• distributor
• spokesman
• replacement
• operative
• informer
• substitute
• plenipotentiary
• spy
• broker
• foreign minister
• emissary
• alternate
• sub
• intermediary
• stand-in
• diplomatist
• legate
• liaison
• speaker
• mediator
• backup
• arbitrator
• middleman
• arbiter
• relief
• pinch hitter
• mouthpiece
• conciliator
• intercessor
• peacemaker
• understudy
• point man
• prophet
• comprador
• point person
• go-between
• interposer

3

as in ambassador

a person sent on a mission to represent another

an undercover agent of the Crown

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambassador
• representative
• delegate
• envoy
• minister
• diplomat
• emissary
• consul
• legate
• deputy
• attaché
• proxy
• missionary
• spokesperson
• foreign minister
• messenger
• procurator
• apostle
• nuncio
• ambassadress
• legation
• evangelist
• courier
• mouthpiece
• chargé d'affaires
• deputation
• detachment

4

as in spy

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spy
• operative
• informer
• undercover
• emissary
• mole
• undercover agent
• secret agent
• asset
• spook
• courier
• intelligencer
• sleeper
• double agent
• counterspy
• spymaster
• stool pigeon
• infiltrator
• superspy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of agent

Elsewhere during the operation, ICE agents and troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol worked together to arrest a Mexican cartel member and a Honduran accused of molesting two children, a statement from ICE said. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Hwang’s real estate agent said getting coverage in the development had never been a problem. — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

What must be decided is whether the party that deployed the agent will be held responsible, or whether the developer that built the foundational model should be liable for not anticipating how the model would be used. — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Video footage has disproved DHS's claims that Good was trying to run over ICE agents with her vehicle. — Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing agent

• secret agent