Agentive role and Agent
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Agentive role
Agentive role noun - The semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause.
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Synonyms for Agentive role
Agent is a synonym for agentive role. In some cases you can use "Agent" instead a noun phrase "Agentive role".
Agent
Agent noun - The semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause.
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Synonyms for Agent
Agentive role is a synonym for agent. You can use "Agentive role" instead a noun "Agent".
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Agent and Agentive role. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/agentive_role/agent
Agentive role & Agent. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/agentive_role/agent>.
Agent or Agentive role. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/agentive_role/agent.
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