factors

[fak-terz] / ˈfæk tərz /

NOUN

determinant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aspect cause circumstance component consideration element influence ingredient part point thing

STRONG

agency agent aid antecedent board constituent instrument instrumentality item means portion

WEAK

fixin's makin's part and parcel

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Administrators said the company had faced "a sustained period of pressure" on its cashflow after "continued delays to the UK Defence Investment Plan, combined with geopolitical factors affecting sources of funding".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Yet the latest set of reports reinforced the fact that these factors are still in full effect.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Strong corporate earnings, which investors rely on, are backward-looking and ignore important factors.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

The review highlights aging as a multifactorial process, meaning it is driven by many interacting biological factors instead of a single cause.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

We can identify the chain of proximate factors that enabled Pizarro to capture Atahuallpa, and that operated in European conquests of other Native American societies as well.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond