FACTORS Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

factors

noun

plural of factor

as in delegates

a person who acts or does business for another at the auction the high bidder for the painting was actually a factor for a wealthy art collector

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Relevance

as in components

one of the parts that make up a whole price was only one factor in my decision to buy the car

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Recent Examples of factors In their new book from University of California Press, professors Banks and Fortmueller dive into how the rise of streaming services — alongside COVID-19, the #MeToo movement and other factors — have forever changed the way Hollywood works. —

Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 11 June 2026 These factors mean that engines have become one of the most expensive elements of building new airplanes. —

Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 11 June 2026 The prospect of broadening its fragrance offering was thought to be one of the driving factors behind the merger talks with Puig, which came to an end last month. —

Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 11 June 2026 Those studies focused on factors like IQ or mental health without accounting for socioeconomics, says Satterthwaite, who co-authored a perspective piece that accompanied the new study. —

Jon Hamilton, NPR, 11 June 2026 Working alongside food and drink reporter Sean Timberlake and farm-to-fork reporter Lizzie Kane, Ewbank will maintain a repertoire on what Sacramentans and Northern Californians eat and the economic factors that affect what lands on people’s plates. —

Kat Tran june 11, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026 But those factors are irrelevant to the question of whether Silverman receives a wetlands permit, the first major step in winning a go-ahead to build. —

Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026 Tomato yields depend heavily on factors such as variety, care, and the length of the growing season. —

Cori Sears, The Spruce, 11 June 2026 This is part of the wider UEFA Football Sustainability Strategy, which however fail to take into account the location of the matches or the traveling of the spectators – factors that are key for the overall climate performances. —

Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for factors

Noun

The Declaration of Independence was unanimously adopted by the 56 delegates of the Second Continental Congress.

— USA Today, USA Today, 17 June 2026
As negotiations continue in Mombasa, delegates say the coming months will be critical in determining whether the new treaty becomes a transformative tool for ocean conservation or another set of international promises that fail to materialize.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 June 2026