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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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The body uses them to create and repair tissues, produce enzymes, and support countless biological functions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 15, 2026

“If entire functions or business units are suddenly deprioritized, employees in those areas should pay close attention.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

The ecosystem allows autonomous AI systems, or agents, to use cheap models—including those made by Chinese companies like Alibaba and DeepSeek—for many functions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Many of them contain active ingredients which can have a biological effect on skin cells, therefore changing how the skin functions.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

This shape-acquiring ability allows proteins to execute diverse functions in cells.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee