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 Freight rates have continued their ascent amid the ongoing delays and schedule reliability concerns compounding other factors like the war in Iran, which has kept fuel costs elevated. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026 This enables the robot to adjust its actions based on factors such as the incoming ball while maintaining coordinated and natural movement patterns. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026 Your eligibility and award amount depend on factors including your Student Aid Index (SAI), income, family size, enrollment and your school’s cost of attendance. — Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Red flags for the failure question might include focusing primarily on external factors for problems, showing minimal personal accountability, and providing no mention of relationship repair or learning. — Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026 Auto loan rates are influenced by several factors, including lender funding costs, credit risk and the borrower's credit profile. — Kelsey Neubauer,jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 Other factors, including enormous public debt piles, are also contributing to elevated yields. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 Yes, the recent increase in roster spending at Texas Tech factors into this, but McGuire had posted three consecutive winning seasons before last year, the second Tech coach ever to begin a tenure with such a run. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Projects also would be prioritized based on factors including collision history and proximity to schools or parks. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Earlier this year, youth advocates from the UNICEF Club at Montgomery Blair High School in Maryland met with state senators, delegates and staffers at the Annapolis State House and attended some committee hearings.

— Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Addressing thousands of officials and delegates at the Great Hall of the People, Xi portrayed China as a country that was facing tough times, but one that would emerge unscathed.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of delegates

Noun

The Nordic Co-Production Market brings together Nordic and international producers, financiers, distributors and sales agents around projects in development.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
The actor stars opposite AnnaSophia Robb, with the two playing a pair of FBI agents who investigate what seems to be an impossible homicide inside the prison.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of agents

Noun

The effect of bringing a host of films together in this way is never predictable; even familiar elements don’t look the same.

— Geoffrey O’Brien, The New York Review of Books, 22 Aug. 2026
Some of our favorite barrel leg pants actually accentuate the balloon silhouette or taper of the leg by adding darts, extra side panels, pleats, patches, or other elements that highlight the aesthetic element.

— Lucía Tejo, Glamour, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of elements

Noun

Paramount Skydance representatives are expected to meet on Monday with the California Attorney General’s office to discuss a potential settlement of the states’ antitrust case, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Caruso was among the 95 state representatives who voted to pass the new law in 2023; 14 lawmakers voted against it.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of representatives

Noun

The breakfast buffet at Lounge & Dining G is one of the property's strengths, and the fitness center, free to Bonvoy members, is open around the clock.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
On Wednesday, the Israeli military admitted that its troops had opened fire on the car carrying Rajab and six members of her family in January 2024.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of members

Noun

Officers and deputies reached the scene in roughly 10 minutes and at that point heard gunfire from the back of the residence, the police department said.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
In 2019, deputies arrived at a Denver-area STEM school while shooting was still going on inside, the local sheriff said at the time.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026