functions

NOUN

capacity, job

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action activity affair behavior business duty exercise objective operation part power purpose responsibility role service situation task work

STRONG

charge concern employment faculty goal mark mission object occupation office post province use utility

WEAK

raison d'être

Antonyms

STRONGEST

entertainment fun idleness inaction inactivity inertia irresponsibility pastime

STRONG

unemployment

NOUN

social occasion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affair gathering meeting reception

STRONG

celebration do party

WEAK

get-together

VERB

perform, work

Synonyms

STRONGEST

behave operate react serve

STRONG

act cook do go move officialize officiate percolate run take

WEAK

act the part be in action be in commission be in operation be running do duty do one's thing get with it go to town take care of business

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain cease discontinue fail halt idle lose stay stop

WEAK

malfunction

Example Sentences

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“Some of the engineering functions are obviously large consumers of tokens,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Humphrey’s, which in 1935 had called the same agency’s functions quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial, was “a result in search of a rationale.”

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

Concentrix says it designs, builds, and runs integrated human and AI solutions for businesses, running customer experience operations and back office functions.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Several genes known for tumor-suppressing functions became more active, while genes linked to cancer progression and metastasis became less active.

From Science Daily • Jun. 29, 2026

The tavern had served three functions: saloon, inn, and post office.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson