Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Agency

Nouns
  • agency, operation, force, working, strain, function, office, maintenance, exercise, work, swing, play
  • interworking, interaction
  • procurement. causation etc. [Constant antecedent]. Cause
  • instrumentality etc. Instrumentality
  • influence etc. Influence
  • action etc. (voluntary) Action
  • modus operandi etc. Method [Path.]. quickening power, maintaining power, sustaining power
  • home stroke.
Verbs
  • be in action etc. adj.
  • operate, work
  • act, act upon
  • perform, play, support, sustain, strain, maintain, take effect, quicken, strike. come play, come bring into operation
  • have play, have free play
  • bring to bear upon.
Adjectives
  • operative, efficient, efficacious, practical, effectual. at work, on foot
  • acting etc. (doing) Action
  • in operation, in force, in action, in play, in exercise
  • acted upon, wrought upon.
Adverbs