Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun determinant

3 senses of determinant

Sense 1
determinant, determiner, determinative, determining factor, causal factor -- (a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life")
       => cognitive factor -- (something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result)

Sense 2
antigenic determinant, determinant, epitope -- (the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself)
       => site, situation -- (physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides")

Sense 3
determinant -- (a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations)
       => square matrix -- (a matrix with the same number of rows and columns)

Antonyms of adj determinant

1 sense of determinant

Sense 1
deciding (prenominal), determinant, determinative, determining (prenominal) -- (having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle")

INDIRECT (VIA decisive) -> indecisive -- (not definitely settling something; "a long and indecisive war")

Similarity of adj determinant

1 sense of determinant

Sense 1
deciding (prenominal), determinant, determinative, determining (prenominal) -- (having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle")
       => decisive (vs. indecisive) -- (determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence")