Definitions

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

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This includes deaths caused by accidents, infections, and environmental factors.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

And there were lots of other factors contributing to whatever was happening in Louisiana.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Productivity growth is volatile and often driven by short-lived cyclical factors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“We’ve lost a lot of people. And given a lot of factors in the industry, I’m not sure that those people will ever come back,” Bates said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Thus Pizarro’s capture of Atahuallpa illustrates the set of proximate factors that resulted in Europeans’ colonizing the New World instead of Native Americans’ colonizing Europe.

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