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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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One of the most surprising discoveries involved D-serine, an amino acid that also functions as a neurotransmitter in the brain.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Some appear to serve important biological functions, including supporting wound healing, maintaining tissue balance, and helping guide embryonic development.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Part of Bhusri’s plan for the future of Workday involves mapping out what corporate HR and finance functions will look like in 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"The Cuban economy can collapse, and is collapsing... but the state still functions, especially on the security side."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Although neurologists are still exploring how the auditory cortex functions, they now believe that music processing is actually much more complex then initially imagined, and involves many more parts of the brain than previously thought.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin