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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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Of particular interest is the financial-services sector, where many companies are racing to deploy AI to perform various research and analysis functions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Their findings suggest that after settling on a host, deer keds reduce investment in vision and redirect energy toward functions that are more important for life as a permanent parasite.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Now without Sonko's mentorship, Faye "has surrounded himself with people who enable him to fully exercise his functions", said Ousmane Sene, director of the Dakar-based research centre WARC.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

So while Legends will be responsible for paying workers, their job functions, attire and the accreditation needed to access SoFi will be managed by FIFA.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

But they lack personality; that is, their functions are extremely limited.—Must be, since they are so specialized.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov