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

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

Age matters, Bonnet said, when considering risk factors like diabetes, hypertension, social determinants of health, and smoking. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 11 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

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