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

The World Health Organization recognizes that individual, social and structural determinants shape mental health and that promotion and prevention efforts need to address those determinants. — Yujia Zhu, Forbes.com, 28 July 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

Because even if Anthropic wanted to play that role, being both the provider of a hackable service and the blocking of cyberterrorists, the insurance companies, the determinants of who gets coverage, would never allow it. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 July 2026

Both parameters were identified as the most important determinants of the fill factor at low voltage losses. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026

Some count ratings or awards as determinants of quality, while count changes to policy and laws or special commissions of inquiry. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026

The Coquille Indian Tribe in Oregon adopted the Indigenous determinants of health by ordinance last year, and Roth has been working with them as chairman of their executive health board to incorporate the determinants of health across their agencies. — Anita Hofschneider, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026

Moreover, since the risk of contracting HIV is closely linked to the social determinants of health, such as having safe and stable housing and employment, barriers to HIV testing could further widen health gaps. — Nathaniel M. Tran, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026

High blood pressure is treatable, but despite having access to effective and affordable medications, more than half of Americans still have uncontrolled hypertension, with rates going up in sync with adverse social determinants of health. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026