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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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 This factors in the average prices for pay TV and NFL Sunday Ticket, plus the cheapest subscriptions for Netflix, Peacock and Prime. — Takashi Williams, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 But Seng said there are other factors this year even beyond the volatile situation in the Middle East that make future prices unpredictable. — Jeffrey Collins, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026 To be sure, some of this drop—perhaps a third—can be attributed to technical factors, including shifts in tax policy that have encouraged businesses to reclassify some labor income as capital income. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 Investigators will also examine the plane’s speed and braking, weather and wind conditions, the aircraft’s mechanical condition and other factors that could have contributed to the deadly overrun. — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Some lenders use standard factors by industry; others will accept a letter from a CPA attesting to the business’s actual expense ratio, which can meaningfully improve the income calculation for a lean operation. — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 Other complicating factors can include things like child custody, income, housing and other circumstances that can make domestic survivors feel stuck. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 Whether due to hotter summers, festival non-compete clauses, routing coincidences or other factors, the stretch from September through November has come to compete with the summer months for standalone concerts. — Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Sacramento Superior Court jurors also found true allegations of aggravating factors and a sentencing enhancement for multiple victims, prosecutors said. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for factors

Noun

Weekend brunch is also a main event, pulling locals, bridal parties, out-of-towners, and visiting delegates; the decadent breakfast sandwich alone is worth the trip.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Over 6,000 market delegates are attending, up about 1,000 from last year, and hundreds of those are sellers who haven’t attended TIFF in a decade and are flying overseas to be in Toronto.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of delegates

Noun

Together, these features provide dedicated cleaning support for bottles, pump components, and small accessories that can be difficult to address with a bottle brush alone.

— Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Pump360™ for Irregular Pump Parts Breast pump components create a different challenge.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of components

Noun

The proof was produced by a group of agents, using an OpenAI next-generation model significantly more capable than GPT-6 Astra.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
Vela Gonzalez was dragged down the concrete steps and pushed to the ground by two agents, before a third agent emerged to handcuff him, according to video footage reviewed by The Times.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of agents

Noun

The Washington Examiner contacted representatives from the DOJ and the FBI.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
The company officially opened the new Austin Innovation Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Silicon Labs senior leaders and employees, as well as representatives from the State of Texas.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of representatives

Noun

Similarly, in the Beatles’ film A Hard Day’s Night (1964), which purports to depict two days in the life of the Fab Four at the height of Beatlemania, the band members are, of course, playing themselves.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
At the scene, officers saw the man walking along the bridge cables, and Emergency Services Unit members climbed onto the cables and tried to speak with him for almost an hour, Dowling said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of members

Noun

As deputies prepared to have the vehicle towed, one found a small black pouch containing passports and a Social Security card.

— Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
That same year, deputies severely beat Joseph Perez on a San Gabriel Valley street, leaving him in need of 30 stitches and staples in his face and head.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of deputies

Noun

The formula is pH balanced and made with non-toxic, high-quality ingredients that make your leather last longer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Supplementation to their diet is limited to no more than 25% of dry matter and permitted feed ingredients include hay, wheat, barley, oats and maize from the same region.

— Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026