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

From BBC • May 21, 2026

We consolidated our operations functions into a single group that can support teams across the business, using AI to gain specific expertise when needed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The approach could also lower the massive energy demands of large AI systems and potentially support basic quantum computing functions on future chips.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

This added to investor concerns that AI models could replace cybersecurity functions.

From Barron's • May 19, 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