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 The countries trying to broker an end to the Iran conflict — Oman, Pakistan, and Qatar — are themselves facing military attacks and economic strain from the war, an unusual dynamic that factors into the incentives and urgency behind their mediation. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Even though the analysis adjusted for several potential confounding factors, other unmeasured factors could still contribute to the observed relationship. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026 When a full-body scan might make sense The calculation changes for people with symptoms or specific high-risk factors, such as a strong family history of certain cancers. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 Yet there is also little denying that factors outside of Merz’s control have combined to create roadblocks to progress. — Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 Economic factors play a role, but culture plays a larger one and is less amenable to policy interventions. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Scientists understand many of the factors linked to this process but cannot fully explain what triggers it in the first place. — Md Published, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2026 Finding the right airplane For American and other carriers, one of the biggest factors determining which routes actually happen is resource allocation. — Chris Dong, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026 Yields have been on the rise because of worries about inflation, big debt loads for governments worldwide and other factors. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for factors

Noun

Hell stalks the delegates of Lethe House in the conclusion to the Ninth House trilogy.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Neither yet contemplates an agent that delegates to another agent at four in the morning.

— Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of delegates

Noun

SkyFoundry’s annual target would require a substantial supply of motors and other components alongside the aircraft themselves.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
According to the Kyiv Post, Belarus specifically provides Russia with key weapons components and allows its forces to launch military strikes from Belarusian territory.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of components

Noun

Let agents manage preparation, monitoring, first drafts and coordination, and reserve for yourself the work a model cannot touch.

— Lital Marom, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
This breakthrough has led market participants to view consumer-facing AI agents as truly entering a phase of large-scale adoption.

— , CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of agents

Noun

These chemical molecules selectively bind with particular rare earth elements during processing, helping operators separate them from mixed feedstocks.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
From Ryan and Myers to directors Adam Arkin, guest starring as a shady lawyer to boot, and Nina Lopez-Corrado, everybody on American Hostage deserves credit for introducing all these good elements.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of elements

Noun

Call your federal and local representatives and ask them to support the above bills and prioritize legislation that funds research around perimenopause and menopause.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Sep. 2026
CreativeFuture, the nonprofit advocating for creative copyright protections, was doing their own work, as were representatives from the TV Academy.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of representatives

Noun

Government troops also conducted raids in various areas Thursday and killed 10 militants believed to be members of the Pakistani Taliban, the military and police said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Donna Smith, McAuley’s first coach, and a few members of the first state championship team were honored before Friday’s match.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of members

Noun

Before our planet had oceans, air, or even a solid surface, the raw ingredients for life were already brewing in the dark, freezing fringes of the early Solar System.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Expect a full bounty of fresh ingredients straight from the Italian peninsula and the Iberian, from Abruzzo truffles to Joselito ham, and Andrian burrata to Vesuvian Pomo d'Oro cream.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026