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Synonyms for functional
ˈfʌŋk ʃə nlfunc·tion·al
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Wiktionary
functionaladjective
Synonyms:
functioning, working, utilitarianAntonyms:
dysfunctionalfunctionaladjective
In good working order.
Synonyms:
functioning, working, utilitarianAntonyms:
dysfunctionalfunctionaladjective
Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function
That sculpture is not merely artistic, but also functional: it can be used as a hatrack.
Synonyms:
working, functioning, utilitarianAntonyms:
dysfunctionalfunctionaladjective
Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture
A functional construction element generally must meet higher technical but lower aesthetical requirements
Synonyms:
functioning, working, utilitarianAntonyms:
dysfunctionalfunctionaladjective
Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.
Synonyms:
functioning, utilitarian, workingAntonyms:
dysfunctionalfunctionaladjective
Of a disease, such that its symptoms cannot be referred to any appreciable lesion or change of structure; opposed to organic disease, in which the organ itself is affected.
Synonyms:
utilitarian, working, functioningAntonyms:
dysfunctionalfunctionaladjective
Antonyms:
organic
Princeton's WordNet
functionaladjective
designed for or capable of a particular function or use
"a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture"
Synonyms:
operative, useable, running(a), working(a), operable, operational, usableAntonyms:
nonstructural, impractical, decorative, unserviceable, malfunctioning, nonfunctional, ornamental, cosmetic, organicfunctionaladjective
involving or affecting function rather than physiology
"functional deafness"
Synonyms:
operative, useable, running(a), working(a), operable, operational, usableAntonyms:
nonfunctional, nonstructural, decorative, malfunctioning, cosmetic, organic, ornamental, impractical, unserviceablefunctionaladjective
relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure
"the problem now is not a constitutional one; it is a functional one"; "delegates elected on a functional rather than a geographical basis"
Synonyms:
operative, useable, running(a), working(a), operable, operational, usableAntonyms:
ornamental, nonfunctional, decorative, cosmetic, organic, impractical, nonstructural, unserviceable, malfunctioningfunctional, usable, useable, operable, operationaladjective
fit or ready for use or service
"the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order"
Synonyms:
usable, operating(a), running(a), in operation(p), available, practicable, working(a), operative, useable, operational, operableAntonyms:
decorative, nonstructural, malfunctioning, nonfunctional, organic, impractical, ornamental, cosmetic, unserviceablefunctionaladjective
designed for or adapted to a function or use
"functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical"; "functional architecture"
Synonyms:
operative, useable, running(a), working(a), operable, operational, usableAntonyms:
cosmetic, decorative, nonfunctional, organic, nonstructural, impractical, malfunctioning, unserviceable, ornamentalrunning(a), operative, functional, working(a)adjective
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
"in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
Antonyms:
decorative, nonfunctional, malfunctioning, organic, unserviceable, cosmetic, ornamental, impractical, nonstructural
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Editors Contribution
equable
equable means functioning, so and equable program would be a written program of code that functions properly.
equable program - a functional program equable production - a working movie
Submitted by kadenbrightwell321 on June 1, 2020
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "functional":
technical, operational, substantive, functioning, assistive, techniques, functions, functionally, fonctionnelle, workable, organizational, function, organic, operable, funcl, functionality, well-functioning, career
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#146 | available | |
#528 | working | |
#776 | technical | |
#853 | function | |
#1125 | career | |
#1591 | functions | |
#1954 | functional | |
#2013 | techniques | |
#3170 | organic | |
#4107 | operational | |
#5021 | functionality | |
#5668 | organizational | |
#9337 | functioning | |
#10303 | operative | |
#12871 | usable | |
#13969 | substantive | |
#17595 | practicable | |
#20298 | assistive | |
#26454 | functionally | |
#27519 | workable | |
#35581 | useable | |
#38221 | operable | |
#42104 | utilitarian | |
#271945 | fonctionnelle |
How to use functional in a sentence?
Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Karamarko:
This government is not functional. We can pursue reforms only with new people. There is still time for new, homogenous and reshuffled government.
Commencement speakers have a good deal in common with grandfather clocks Standing usually some six feet tall, typically ponderous in construction, more traditional than functional, their distinction is largely their noisy communication of essentially commonplace information.
Some children, who were not speaking very much, had big increases in their vocabulary and their functional speech, many children were able to attend to play and have meaningful communication in a way that they weren't before. Some children had less repetitive behaviors than they did when they came onto the study.
The finding is novel in that it is the first to link greater functional connectivity between the insula and the somatosensory cortex with an improved likelihood of quitting or minimizing smoking, if the results of the current study are replicated, studies to assess the effectiveness of somatic treatments that affect brain circuitry may certainly be warranted.
Our analysis shows that humor patterns trigger functional, ‘healthy’ group behaviors during the team interaction process.
Translations for functional
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- وظيفيArabic
- funkcionální, funkčníCzech
- funktionell, Gebrauchs, zweckmäßig, operativ, funktional, funktionsGerman
- συναρτησιακός, λειτουργικόςGreek
- funcionalSpanish
- toimiva, käytännöllinenFinnish
- fonctionnelFrench
- funzionale, funzionanteItalian
- 汎関数, 機能, 機能的, 関数オブジェクト, 便利Japanese
- functionerend, operationeel, functioneel, functionaal, doelmatig, werkendDutch
- funkcjonał, działający, funkcyjnyPolish
- funcionalPortuguese
- функциональный, функционировать, функционал, рабочий, работать, действоватьRussian
- funktional, funktionell, fungerandeSwedish
- செயல்பாட்டுTamil
- işlevsi, fonksiyonel, işlevselTurkish
- פאַנגקשאַנאַלYiddish
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