Synonyms of factor

factor 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈfak-tər 

1

as in delegate

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delegate
• agent
• representative
• deputy
• proxy
• attorney
• minister
• manager
• ambassador
• rep
• commissary
• envoy
• spokesperson
• assignee
• diplomat
• foreign minister
• substitute
• surrogate
• procurator
• replacement
• sub
• operative
• spokesman
• alternate
• distributor
• stand-in
• speaker
• mediator
• relief
• intermediary
• backup
• arbiter
• pinch hitter
• diplomatist
• plenipotentiary
• spy
• liaison
• arbitrator
• informer
• emissary
• legate
• broker
• middleman
• point man
• peacemaker
• point person
• understudy
• conciliator
• mouthpiece
• prophet
• intercessor
• go-between
• interposer
• comprador

2

as in component

one of the parts that make up a whole

price was only one factor in my decision to buy the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• component
• element
• ingredient
• member
• basis
• constituent
• characteristic
• aspect
• feature
• trait
• building block
• item
• particular
• facet
• section
• detail
• segment
• portion
• piece
• sector
• part and parcel
• point
• fragment
• particle
• division
• partition
• subcomponent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whole
• compound
• mass
• total
• sum
• aggregate
• composite
• combination
• summation
• mixture
• totality
• entirety
• mix
• blend
• admixture
• amalgam
• amalgamation
• intermixture

factors

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural of factor

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delegates
• agents
• representatives
• deputies
• attorneys
• managers
• ministers
• proxies
• ambassadors
• reps
• assignees
• procurators
• envoys
• commissaries
• diplomats
• foreign ministers
• distributors
• substitutes
• speakers
• spokesmen
• replacements
• surrogates
• operatives
• alternates
• diplomatists
• mediators
• informers
• intermediaries
• subs
• liaisons
• brokers
• spies
• arbitrators
• plenipotentiaries
• pinch hitters
• emissaries
• middlemen
• legates
• backups
• arbiters
• understudies
• reliefs
• conciliators
• point men
• stand-ins
• point people
• spokespeople
• intercessors
• prophets
• peacemakers
• mouthpieces
• interposers
• compradors
• go-betweens

2

as in components

one of the parts that make up a whole

price was only one factor in my decision to buy the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• components
• elements
• members
• ingredients
• characteristics
• constituents
• building blocks
• bases
• aspects
• traits
• features
• items
• particulars
• details
• facets
• segments
• sections
• sectors
• pieces
• particles
• fragments
• part and parcels
• portions
• divisions
• points
• partitions
• subcomponents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compounds
• masses
• aggregates
• wholes
• composites
• totals
• combinations
• mixtures
• sums
• summations
• entireties
• blends
• mixes
• admixtures
• amalgams
• totalities
• amalgamations
• intermixtures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of factor

Noun

Absorption also depends on factors like supplement type and dose, medications, other nutrients in your diet, food interactions, age, genetics, and even hormones. —Trang Tran, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025

Packaging remains a decisive factor in investment. —Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025

Noun

These include a high-precision tracking detector that can simultaneously measure position (10 µm) and time (50 ps), as well as new electromagnetic and hadronic calorimeters that improve energy resolution by factors of ten and two, respectively. —Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025

Both factors help keep the night skies delightfully dark. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025

Phrases Containing factor

• factor (in or into)