Synonyms of proxy

proxy 1 of 2

noun

ˈpräk-sē 

as in delegate

a person who acts or does business for another

sent a proxy to the meeting to cast his vote for him

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

proxy

2 of 2

adjective

as in makeshift

Related Words

• makeshift
• backup
• substitute
• alternate
• stopgap
• acting
• interim
• make-do
• provisional
• temporary
• jackleg
• ad interim
• provisionary
• provisory

Dissimilar Words

• permanent
• long-term

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proxy

Noun

For Cyrus, that’s meant stretching the boundaries of pop music and, by proxy, pop stardom. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026

Cryptography is embedded throughout applications, identity platforms, APIs, cloud services, firewalls, load balancers, proxies, certificate authorities, VPNs and software libraries. — Scott Alldridge, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Adjective

In the proxy statement sent out a month later, departing residents were promised five free nights in a suite at one of Dorchester’s other high-end hotels, plus a set of perks. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

Millions of users have unknowingly become proxy nodes after installing free VPNs or dubious browser extensions, allowing attackers to create fake accounts, scrape data at scale and commit promo and payment fraud. — Dan Pinto, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026