PROXY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈpräk-sē

Definition of proxy

as in delegate

a person who acts or does business for another sent a proxy to the meeting to cast his vote for him

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adjective

as in makeshift

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Recent Examples of proxy

Noun

Then Carl Icahn ran a proxy contest in the middle of all this that ousted the chairman in 2023 and led to CEO Francis deSouza resigning shortly after. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 Fox on Thursday released its fiscal 2026 proxy filing, disclosing a pay package of $31 million for Murdoch, down from $33 million a year ago. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Adjective

The order specifically named ISS and rival Glass Lewis, which the White House said together control more than 90% of the proxy-advisory market. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026 Iran and its network of proxy forces have lobbed tens of thousands of rockets, missiles, and drones at major population centers in Israel. — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for proxy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for proxy

Noun

This time, a half-dozen states are going before Super Tuesday and some of them have tons of delegates.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Agents can call APIs, query databases, retrieve documents, invoke other models, generate files, trigger workflows, connect to SaaS platforms and even delegate work to other agents.

— Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of delegate

Adjective

Abdel Gelil is now sheltering with family in the southwestern city of Taiz, while others are sleeping in the streets or erecting makeshift tents out of plastic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Quigley's garage is a makeshift studio, and the piano is her canvas.

— Noel Brennan, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of makeshift

Noun

This creates a race to the bottom, where sales representatives trade margin for volume to hit their quotas.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Fire survivors can apply online, but the outreach center has representatives available to answer questions and guide applicants through what can be a confusing process.

— Kenny Choi, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of representative

Adjective

And the conceit doesn’t hold up, since the players all return to the stage as a backup jury, consulted whenever the celebrity judges don’t vote on an act unanimously.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Gardner called the second lawsuit a backup plan after Blue Cross NC realized its first attempt had procedural problems.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of backup

Noun

As the Broadview detention center filled, and while federal agents moved detainees from there to jails in Indiana and Kentucky and elsewhere, habeas corpus emerged as a viable legal tool.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Since joining the program in July 2025, FDLE has announced the arrests of hundreds of immigrants accused of various crimes in days-long operations in which agents collaborated with local police departments and ICE.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of agent

Adjective

Applicants will have to register with the secretary of state, document a threat within the past year and receive a substitute address that government agencies must generally accept.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
The bill would provide participants in the program with a substitute address, shielding their personal information and rerouting their mail through the Secretary of State.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of substitute

Noun

Know More The Pentagon has negotiated equity or some equivalent, like warrants, in at least 10 companies since Cerberus cofounder Steve Feinberg was confirmed as deputy defense secretary last year.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Kosta The two rivals also do not agree on Diamantis, the former deputy state budget director at the Office of Policy and Management who was fired by Lamont in a high-profile corruption scandal.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of deputy

Adjective

Meanwhile, the other characters grow unstable, too, seeming to become alternate versions of the pincher or her mother.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
In the White House meeting, Vought reportedly presented OMB control of NIH grants as an alternate means of targeting Harvard.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

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