Synonyms of determinants

determinants

noun

plural of determinant

as in factors

formal a thing that controls or influences what happens

—often + of

Level of education is often a determinant of income.

Related Words

• factors
• considerations
• antecedents
• causes
• causations
• causalities
• reasons
• incentives
• stimuli
• mothers
• occasions
• impetuses
• inspirations
• be-all and end-alls
• origins
• sources
• alpha and omegas
• springs
• instigations
• roots

Dissimilar Words

• ramifications
• repercussions
• effects
• conclusions
• products
• issues
• consequences
• results
• outcomes
• developments
• ends
• side effects
• fruits
• sequences
• denouements
• corollaries
• resultants
• fates
• outgrowths
• by-products
• aftereffects
• sequels
• aftermaths
• upshots

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of determinants

Many of those outcomes can be attributed to social determinants of health, like affordability, care access and transportation. — Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

Katie Garfield, who studies social determinants of health at Harvard Law School's Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, said the lack of federal guidance is stirring uncertainty for states that want to pursue nutrition programs in Medicaid. — Priyanka D McCluskey, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

Vought responded to these setbacks by proposing new grant funding rules that would make political considerations key determinants in which grants get funded. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

In their perspective published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine, a veterinarian and an oncologist quickly point out the social determinants of health at play in this scenario. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026

One of us is a social epidemiologist who studies the social and structural determinants of health, and the other is a prevention scientist who studies risk and protective factors among young people. — Jonathan Wright, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

The article emphasizes that daily life conditions and behaviors within the home, not just clinic visits, are primary determinants of well-being. — Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Serlie and colleagues are now studying determinants of weight loss success after bariatric surgery. — Crystal Gwizdala, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

But the costs of the race will also be destiny determinants, as investors question the massive sums of capital being deployed and the timeline for seeing a return on the investment. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 July 2026