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functions

NOUN

capacity, job

Synonyms

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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

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entertainment fun idleness inaction inactivity inertia irresponsibility pastime

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unemployment

NOUN

social occasion

Synonyms

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affair gathering meeting reception

STRONG

celebration do party

WEAK

get-together

VERB

perform, work

Synonyms

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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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Siri AI functions similarly to other AI chatbots by providing in-depth answers to user questions.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

One of GLP-1's major functions is slowing gastric emptying, which is the rate at which food leaves the stomach.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

The Dragon effectively functions as a lifeboat - attached to the station but ready to detach the moment the order is given.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Similar restructuring has appeared across technology, consulting and corporate service, especially in functions tied to routine reporting, coordination and standardized analytical production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

To us today, it is tempting to ask why societies with early writing systems accepted the ambiguities that restricted writing to a few functions and a few scribes.

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