Synonyms of functions

functions 1 of 2

noun

plural of function

1

as in events

a social gathering

made a brief appearance at the annual holiday function

Synonyms & Similar Words

• events
• parties
• receptions
• celebrations
• bashes
• affairs
• dances
• fetes
• get-togethers
• fêtes
• shindigs
• galas
• blowouts
• benefits
• balls
• occasions
• dos
• blasts
• binges
• do's
• fund-raisers
• suppers
• proms
• formals
• symposiums
• socials
• masquerades
• tea parties
• cocktail parties
• teas
• keg parties
• house parties
• mixers
• symposia
• soirées
• orgies
• soirees
• showers
• hen parties
• bakes
• clambakes
• salons
• housewarmings
• bacchanals
• saturnalias
• bacchanalia
• stags
• icebreakers
• keggers
• klatches
• klatsches
• meet and greets
• kaffeeklatsches

2

as in positions

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay

what's your function in this company?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• positions
• jobs
• situations
• places
• capacities
• appointments
• posts
• employments
• connections
• employs
• works
• billets
• berths
• offices
• professions
• duties
• occupations
• tasks
• services
• pursuits
• businesses
• spots
• callings
• vocations
• postings
• careers
• practices
• missions
• engagements
• trades
• gigs
• rackets
• livelihoods
• lines
• livings
• practises
• lifeworks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avocations
• unemployments

3

as in purposes

the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists

that machine's function is to sort bolts by size

Synonyms & Similar Words

• purposes
• roles
• tasks
• jobs
• works
• parts
• capacities
• positions
• places
• missions
• businesses
• rôles
• activities
• duties
• concerns
• hands
• services
• situations
• responsibilities
• offices
• affairs
• occupations
• involvements
• vocations
• participations
• uses
• assignments
• posts
• pursuits
• employs
• callings
• niches
• commissions
• charges

functions

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verb

present tense third-person singular of function

as in acts

to have a certain purpose

the heart functions as a pump for the blood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acts
• serves
• works
• performs
• operates
• controls
• handles
• regulates
• guides
• manages
• runs
• directs
• supervises
• oversees
• administers
• carries on