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
• shindigs
• galas
• blowouts
• benefits
• balls
• dos
• blasts
• occasions
• binges
• fund-raisers
• formals
• proms
• suppers
• socials
• masquerades
• tea parties
• cocktail parties
• teas
• house parties
• mixers
• symposia
• orgies
• soirees
• showers
• hen parties
• bakes
• clambakes
• salons
• housewarmings
• bacchanals
• bacchanalia
• saturnalias
• stags
• icebreakers
• keggers
• klatches
• 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
• rackets
• livelihoods
• gigs
• lines
• livings
• lifeworks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avocations
• unemployments

3

as in roles

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

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

functions

2 of 2

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of functions

Noun

Each beam functions as a pixel. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026

The Cypress facility currently houses corporate functions and the financial services business on roughly 25 acres, the company said. —Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026

Each clip functions as its own standalone moment, giving the content multiple entry points for people discovering it for the first time. —Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026

Ideas like empire and spheres of influence were not anachronisms or pejoratives but descriptors of how geopolitics functions in practice. —Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026

Although much of the department continues to operate despite the funding lapse, and officials have said essential security functions remain intact, the shutdown has produced visible strains. —Hanna Park, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026

An unintended benefit of outsourcing screeners Republican lawmakers have pushed in recent years to dismantle the agency entirely and replace its screening functions with private contractors overseen by the federal government. —Rio Yamat, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026

For Windows users managing contracts, reports, or scanned files, SwifDoo PDF Pro consolidates core PDF functions into a single desktop application at a lower upfront cost. —Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026

Voters in 2019 approved the renaming of the Department of Public Works to the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure to put an emphasis on its transportation functions, but that change didn’t affect its funding. —Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026

Verb

If installed, the malware usually functions by first displaying a fake Google Play Store window that says the app needs to download an update. —Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026

Democracy that functions conveniently only for the unencumbered is not a true democracy. —Celina Stewart, Time, 8 Mar. 2026

In Tel Aviv on Monday, people of all ages wearing sequined suits, bunny ears, pirate costumes and peacock feathers streamed into a mall’s underground parking lot that also functions as a bomb shelter for the traditional reading of the Purim story followed by a live band with dancing. —ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026

For some next-level savings, pick up this 2-in-1 convertible bench that transforms into a two-person dining set or this daybed that also functions as a chaise lounge and loveseat. —Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026

At that point, an HSA used for non-medical expenses essentially functions like a traditional IRA. —Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026

The way the San Dieguito board typically functions is to review new policies over a two-month time frame, with a first and second reading. —Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026

Iran’s regime still does have a reformist faction that functions as its loyal opposition. —Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026

Ramadan also functions as a period of moral training. —Irfan Sarwar, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026