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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He said he would he would "make sure we have a parliament and a democracy that functions in Scotland."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

We’re going to distinguish among legislative executive and judicial functions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Some investors fear AI coding and security tools can complete the same functions as existing platforms more cheaply and effectively.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

These genes are generally considered to serve routine cellular functions rather than actively regulate plant traits.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

With the women strapped to tilt tables with their heads angled down at 65 degrees, a cardiologist checked their heart functions as an electrocardiogram recorded information every five minutes.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson