Synonyms for factor
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Agent
agent, force, go-between, broker, commission agent, attorney, deputy
2. Element
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
An agent or representative; a reseller or distributor (sometimes with a private label); a consignee.
- n. 2
A commission agent.
- n. 3
A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
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Forms
- Plural
- factors → agents, forces, go-betweens, brokers…
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But in common usage, especially in business, an agent is not the prime actor, but only an instrument or factor, acting under orders or instructions.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- force The city was ruined by the brutal force of nature.
- element Tom is in his element when he is playing baseball.
- component All his ideas had a strong dreamlike component.
- consideration You should have taken all that into consideration.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| factor | falling | |
| force | steady | |
| element | steady | |
| component | steady | |
| consideration | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- gene1
- 5 letters
- force1, agent2
- 6 letters
- deputy3, broker2
- 7 letters
- element3, divisor3, cistron
- 8 letters
- attorney3
- 9 letters
- component3, consignee
- 10 letters
- ingredient4
- 11 letters
- constituent4
- 13 letters
- consideration5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agent2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- facteur
- Italiano
- fattore
- Español
- factor
- Deutsch
- Instrumentenbauer
- Català
- factor