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 Home ownership doesn’t always mean stability, so consider these factors before deciding whether to rent or buy. — Maurie Backman, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026 Those factors are putting homeownership out of reach for many buyers while others delay a purchase and hope for more favorable conditions, perhaps in the spring. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Macroeconomic factors support the BOJ's additional policy tightening, said Homin Lee, senior macro strategist at Lombard Odier. — Lisa Kim, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 One of the biggest factors is how close production happens to the end consumer, since a significant portion of the emissions in garment manufacturing come from air freight. — Jessica Binns, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026 While problematic substance use, passive screen time and sleep problems tended to compromise well-being, these factors weren’t the biggest detriment. — Roxanne Prichard, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026 California weighs factors like time spent in the state and business ties when deciding who counts as a resident. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Public disillusionment with Netanyahu was among several factors that led to the formation of the Yashar! — Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 Oct. 2026 Two other factors pushed back against the rapid diffusion of washing machines. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 19 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for factors

Noun

Late last month, roughly 100 dockworker delegates from four countries rallied outside DP World’s Centerm terminal at the Port of Vancouver, following an international anti-automation summit that included Montreal’s own CUPE Local 375.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
The French gêne par procuration delegates discomfort, while the German Fremdschämen means foreign shame.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of delegates

Noun

In December 2024, FBI agents and local police arrested the men during pre-dawn raids on their homes in Miami Beach and their parents’ home in Bal Harbour.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
With the sun low in the sky, protesters took to the streets of Woodland on Tuesday to demand action against federal immigration agents.

— Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of agents

Noun

Writer Arati Menon heads to Kitchen on the Edge of the World, a four-day event where top chefs harness the Arctic elements and local ingredients to create extraordinary culinary experiences.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
The gaps between elements aren’t consistent, which makes the buds look seem cheaply put together.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of elements

Noun

Jong-kyu Hwang, Hanwha Power’s Vice President of Technology Solutions, attended alongside senior ABS representatives.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Its sales representatives are individually building personal Gmail scripts, at night, in Google Apps Script, to survive an inbox that the AI-first version of the same company would have automated a year ago.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of representatives

Noun

While county police officers became deputies under Cordero-Stutz’s authority, county correctional officers remained under Levine Cava’s authority.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Videos posted on social media show deputies also used pepper spray as race attendees surrounded them and threw objects.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026