causal factor

Questions about causal factor

What is another word for causal factor?

It depends which causal factor you mean. In the sense “a determining or causal element or factor”, the synonyms are determinant, determiner, determinative, determining factor. Across all 1 sense there are 4 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of causal factor?

WordNet records no antonym for causal factor. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for causal factor come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of causal factor

• Full entry for causal factorAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for causal factorWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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