DETERMINANTS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

determinants

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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.

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Recent Examples of determinants 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 Another long-standing challenge to physician authority and judgment is the relationship with insurers, which has become one of the most significant determinants of care delivery. —

Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2026 The organization offers a Nurse Family Partnership Program, which consists of weekly home visits from a nurse, and the Guided Journey Program, which focuses on the social determinants of health. —

Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026 Co-occurring mental health concerns often drive substance use, and social determinants such as housing stability, employment, access to care, and systemic inequities strongly shape outcomes. —

Gwilym Roddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026 This approach embodies the upstream vision of addressing social determinants of health—creating the conditions for people to thrive physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. —

Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026 Plus there are topics in precalculus such as matrices, determinants, vectors and solving nonlinear systems of equations that students don’t need for Calculus I. —

Tammi Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026 This research suggests that social determinants of health, including financial stress and food insecurity, may belong in the same conversation. —

Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026

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The researchers controlled for rents and other economic factors, though Leifheit said the findings still should be interpreted cautiously.

— Meg Tanaka, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Katie Sams, a teacher at one of the district’s alternative high schools, said her students are often older and dealing with complicated factors in their lives.

— Melanie Asmar, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026