Thinking and knowing
Synonyms for factor
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
an abstract part of something
A key factor in her success.
The true synonym
element
Same sentence, swapped: A key element in her success.
Close but different
These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for factor as it is used in the sentence above.
- broker
- gene
- bout
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