Synonyms of agents

agents

noun

plural of agent

1

as in instrumentalities

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

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

2

as in representatives

a person who acts or does business for another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• representatives
• delegates
• deputies
• attorneys
• managers
• proxies
• ministers
• ambassadors
• assignees
• factors
• reps
• envoys
• procurators
• commissaries
• diplomats
• spokesmen
• distributors
• surrogates
• operatives
• spies
• informers
• plenipotentiaries
• diplomatists
• substitutes
• foreign ministers
• replacements
• brokers
• liaisons
• intermediaries
• emissaries
• legates
• mediators
• alternates
• speakers
• subs
• middlemen
• arbitrators
• conciliators
• arbiters
• spokespeople
• intercessors
• peacemakers
• pinch hitters
• backups
• understudies
• stand-ins
• prophets
• mouthpieces
• compradors
• reliefs
• go-betweens
• point people
• interposers
• point men

3

as in ambassadors

a person sent on a mission to represent another

an undercover agent of the Crown

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambassadors
• representatives
• delegates
• envoys
• ministers
• diplomats
• emissaries
• legates
• consuls
• missionaries
• attachés
• deputies
• proxies
• foreign ministers
• messengers
• procurators
• apostles
• nuncios
• detachments
• evangelists
• spokespeople
• legations
• ambassadresses
• couriers
• chargés d'affaires
• mouthpieces
• deputations

4

as in spies

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

• spies
• operatives
• assets
• informers
• secret agents
• undercover agents
• moles
• undercovers
• emissaries
• spooks
• couriers
• intelligencers
• infiltrators
• sleepers
• double agents
• counterspies
• stool pigeons
• spymasters
• superspies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of agents

Cseh, the archive's director, said successor governments to dictatorships rarely disclose the names of previous agents and informants, let alone records as detailed as those Hungary is preparing to release. — Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

Others called for a transparent investigation into the Police Department’s relationship with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2026

The safety debate has intensified as autonomous agents gain more capabilities. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

The letter also points to reports on statements from officials such as FBI Director Kash Patel, who claimed at the time that the shooter had searched for apps that tracked ICE agents’ locations. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Among the most notable was the Hugging Face incident over the summer, during which OpenAI agents gained internet access and hacked into an AI company. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

The petition says that federal agents have taken Panettiere’s property in an investigation, and there is no authorized person to deal with them and assure it is returned. — Andrew Dalton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Any time now, federal agents were expected to roll up and exterminate them all. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026