MEMBERS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

members

noun

plural of member

as in factors

one of the parts that make up a whole you're only one member of this group effort

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one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled lost an indispensable member of the model airplane kit

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Recent Examples of members The country already spends one of the highest proportions of GDP on defence among NATO members and is simultaneously pursuing acquisitions such as F-35 fighter aircraft and new naval platforms to improve its overall military readiness. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026 Since 2010, Rohlfing has worked in workforce development, providing employment and entrepreneurship training for military members and veterans across Missouri and the Midwest. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026 Here’s where things stand, based on conversations with members of the organization and other league sources. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Several hundred community members crowded an open house Thursday to hear about plans by ChatGPT’s maker, OpenAI, to build a $20 billion data center campus at an industrial park outside Savannah. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 24 July 2026 The Church of Scientology has accused Remini of inciting violence against members of the church. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 July 2026 Like Soncin and Pizzo, more than 600 fishers — 40% of the members in the local consortium — have quit, according to the group. — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 During that time, board members toured multiple potential locations before ultimately deciding not to include one in the final plan. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

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Noun

This metric measures the quality of each chance as a player shoots, accounting for many contextual factors, including the angle and distance of the shot, and the body part used for the effort.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
When Facebook, now Meta, went public, many factors combined to limit the market response on the first day.

— Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of factors

Noun

The main upgrades will include a new floor as well as other aerodynamic components.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 July 2026
In the budget bill, House Republicans are considering including the main components of the SAVE America Act, something GOP hard-liners have demanded be included in exchange for their support of the legislation.

— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026

Definition of components

Noun

The chicken tenders are fantastic, and the portions are sizable.

— Evan Moore July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Tropical storm conditions will continue spreading across portions of the Louisiana and Texas coasts within the warning area into the evening.

— MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of portions

Noun

Played in fours, padel combines elements of tennis and squash.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The designers retained many of the hotel’s original architectural elements, including the wrought-iron work behind the front desk, Waterford crystal chandeliers, elegant crown moldings and cornices, and the original King Cole oak bar.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of elements

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Instead, the government aims to build domestic alternatives in strategic segments representing roughly 20% to 30% of the market, including government cloud services, databases and simpler enterprise systems.

— Lidia Kurasinska, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Catastrophe losses of $518 million were nearly half of last year’s $927 million and reserve development was favorable across all three segments while investment income grew 14% year over year.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Definition of segments

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Joonbyrd’s have lots of barrier-supporting ingredients and cute non-slip packaging.

— Alexandra Ditch, Vogue, 20 July 2026
Jack introduces Poppy to the alchemy of turning ingredients into a dish, and as her love for cooking and confidence in the kitchen grows, so do her feelings for Jack.

— Grace Reilly, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Definition of ingredients

Noun

Experience gained from managing heavy steel distortion during the welding of KSTAR’s vacuum boundaries informed the tooling and quality control methods later used to fabricate the thicker, more complex ITER sections.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
People are flooding their comment sections from afar with questions, condolences and claims of AI manipulation.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 22 July 2026

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