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function
Synonyms and Antonyms of function
- made a brief appearance at the annual holiday function
bacchanal, bacchanalia, orgy, saturnalia
bake, clambake, cocktail party, hen party, house party, housewarming, icebreaker, kaffeeklatsch, kegger (also keg party), klatch (also klatsch), masquerade, meet and greet, mixer, salon, shower, social, soiree (or soirée), stag, supper, symposium, tea, tea party
- what's your function in this company?
appointment, berth, billet, capacity, connection, job, place, position, post, situation
- that machine's function is to sort bolts by size
Synonym Discussion of function
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- the function of language is two-fold: to communicate emotion and to give information
- — Aldous Huxley
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- they exercise the offices of the judge, the priest, the counsellor
- — W. E. Gladstone
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- it is the judicial duty of the court, to examine the whole case
- — R. B. Taney
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- I felt it was not my province to inquire
- — Anne Brontë
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