Synonyms of intermediaries

intermediaries

noun

plural of intermediary

as in mediators

one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement

in the past he's served as an intermediary in several hostage situations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mediators
• middlemen
• brokers
• negotiators
• liaisons
• intermediates
• ambassadors
• intercessors
• conciliators
• agents
• buffers
• peacemakers
• attorneys
• go-betweens
• negotiants
• proxies
• moderators
• advisers
• honest brokers
• representatives
• envoys
• referees
• interceders
• interposers
• delegates
• judges
• factors
• messengers
• deputies
• bargainers
• umpires
• procurators
• troubleshooters
• counselors
• arbitrators
• emissaries
• reconcilers
• appeasers
• arbiters
• legates
• meddlers
• interferers
• pacifiers
• busybodies
• pacificators
• mediums

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intermediaries

The tool can eliminate the third-party intermediaries that typically handle appeals and allow owners and managers to capture much of the upside themselves. — Tyler Hochman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

It’s known that the Incas practiced a human sacrifice ritual known as Capachoca, in which children were offered to the mountains and believed to become divine themselves, serving as intermediaries with the gods. — ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

Part of it, just mechanically, is journalistic outlets using themselves as intermediaries for their advertisers to give them access to politicians and to celebrities. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

While there has been plenty of contact from intermediaries, Arsenal have made no official bid for the 28-year-old and Newcastle have no interest in selling. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Each of them is a working ambassador for the brand, and each was brought into the partnership by Agarwal personally rather than through agency intermediaries. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 22 July 2026

But the league has gone beyond explaining its side to the intermediaries known as the media. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 July 2026