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

2 senses of determining factor

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
clincher, determiner, determining factor -- (an argument that is conclusive)
       => argument, statement -- (a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true")