agentic

American  

[uh-jent-ik, ay-] / əˈdʒɛnt ɪk, eɪ- /

adjective

1. Digital Technology. (of artificial intelligence) capable of acting independently to accomplish a goal or task; acting like a human agent.

2. (of a person) focused on one's own goals and acting independently to set and achieve them, as opposed to seeking or accepting direction, serving the goals of others, etc.

3. (of a process or activity) allowing participants to make their own judgments and decisions and work independently to achieve a goal.

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Other Word Forms

• agentically
  adverb
• non-agentic
  adjective

Example Sentences

Agentic commerce is in its early days, but Vemana said he would rather be early and learn than sit back and wait for it to become more mainstream.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Agentic artificial-intelligence is the other trend Circle investors are betting on.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

“We’ve rebuilt Salesforce to become the operating system for the Agentic Enterprise, bringing humans and agents together on one trusted platform,” Benioff said.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The company also unveiled a new AI metric: Agentic Work Units, defined as one discrete task accomplished by an AI agent.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

The “biggest potential to drive upside and multiple expansion in 2026, in our view, is AI driven benefits to search monetization, and optimism on Agentic AI rollout,” Post wrote in a note last week.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026