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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Other factors go into determining the total price for a family.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

All those factors combined to spell serious trouble for the chain.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Now, Dutta said, it isn’t strong demand pulling prices up but other factors largely around tariffs and supply-chain pressures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

When combined, however, these factors allow the system to produce a stable beam without complex optical engineering.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

My friend was also stressed-out from a long week of hospital work, and from trying to figure out what unusual risk factors might have brought on the strange illness.

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