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functioning

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of functioning

being in effective operation

looked for a functioning washing machine at the laundromat, but the few that weren't broken were in use

Synonyms of functioning

active, alive, functional, going, live, living, on, operating, operational, operative, running, working

Words Related to functioning

effective, effectual

employable, operable, usable (also useable), viable, workable

performing, producing, productive, serving, useful, yielding

astir, bustling, busy, dynamic, flourishing, humming, roaring, thriving

Phrases Synonymous with functioning

in commission (or into commission), in force, in gear, on line

Near Antonyms of functioning

deactivated, decommissioned

ineffective, ineffectual, useless

inoperable, unusable, unworkable

arrested, asleep, dormant, fallow, idle, inert, latent, lifeless, nonproductive, quiescent, sleepy, stagnating, unproductive, vegetating

Antonyms of functioning

broken, dead, inactive, inoperative, kaput (also kaputt), nonactivated, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, nonoperating, nonoperational, nonoperative

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