Factor and Operative

Factor

Factor noun - A person who acts or does business for another.
Usage example: at the auction the high bidder for the painting was actually a factor for a wealthy art collector

Operative and factor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Operative" instead a noun "Factor".

Operative

Operative noun - A person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country.

Factor and operative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Factor" instead a noun "Operative".

How words are described

good good factor good operative
high high factor high operative
single single factor single operative
effective effective factor effective operative
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, cool, new.
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Operative or Factor. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/factor/operative.
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