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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

functions

The board approves the EDC’s annual budget but when it comes to approving actual projects, it largely functions as a final rubber stamp.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Instead, it is made from proteins designed to reproduce important functions of the natural proteins involved in enamel development during infancy.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

Its custom Power architecture still drives IBM servers that handle critical business functions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

These functions include signal synchronization, adjustable delay lines, optical buffers, and frequency conversion.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

These noble and selfish functions are inextricably linked, although some governments emphasize much more of one function than of the other.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond