Antonyms for function
ˈfʌŋk ʃənfunc·tion

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1. functionnoun

   Synonyms:
   mathematical function, operation, mapping, map, transformation

2. functionnoun

   Synonyms:
   routine, subprogram, procedure, subroutine

3. functionnoun

   to have a function

   Synonyms:
   role, serve, officiate, intention, purpose, aim, use

4. functionnoun

   A professional or official position.

   Antonyms:
   malfunction

   Synonyms:
   part, occupation, role, operate, office, work, go, run

5. functionnoun

   An official or social occasion.

   Synonyms:
   social function, occasion, social occasion, affair

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1. function

   Etymologically, duty is that which is owed or due; obligation, that to or by which one is bound; right, that which is correct, straight, or in the direct line of truth and goodness; responsibility, that for which one must answer. Duty and responsibility are thought of as to some person or persons; right is impersonal. One's duty may be to others or to himself; his obligations and responsibilities are to others. Duty arises from the nature of things; obligation and responsibility may be created by circumstances, as by one's own promise, or by the acceptance of a trust, etc. We speak of a parent's duty, a debtor's obligation; or of a child's duty of obedience, and a parent's responsibility for the child's welfare. Right is that which accords with the moral system of the universe. Righteousness is right incarnated in action. In a more limited sense, right may be used of what one may rightly claim, and so be the converse of duty. It is the creditor's right to demand payment, and the debtor's duty to pay. Compare BUSINESS.

   Synonyms:
   accountability, business, duty, obligation, office, responsibility, right, righteousness

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1. function

   Antonyms:
   usurpation, maladministration, misconduct, misdemeanor

   Synonyms:
   office, part, character, capacity, business, administration, discharge, operation, exercise, power, duty, employment

Matched Categories

1. • Mathematical Relation
   • Mathematics
   • Relation
   • Serve
   • Social Event
   • Social Gathering

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1. function, mathematical function, single-valued function, map, mappingnoun

   (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)

   Antonyms:
   malfunction, misfunction

   Synonyms:
   routine, map, single-valued function, social function, use, chromosome mapping, procedure, mathematical function, subroutine, role, affair, part, subprogram, occasion, office, purpose, social occasion, mapping

2. function, purpose, role, usenoun

   what something is used for

   "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

   Antonyms:
   malfunction, misfunction

   Synonyms:
   utilisation, habit, usage, routine, role, social occasion, manipulation, theatrical role, use of goods and services, procedure, occasion, character, subroutine, part, determination, aim, usance, purpose, enjoyment, subprogram, employment, mapping, use, consumption, single-valued function, persona, intention, economic consumption, intent, social function, exercise, affair, office, mathematical function, map, utilization, design

3. function, office, part, rolenoun

   the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

   "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"

   Antonyms:
   misfunction, malfunction

   Synonyms:
   billet, berth, constituent, place, spot, social occasion, bureau, role, portion, procedure, office staff, section, share, post, piece, component, character, subroutine, division, part, authority, purpose, position, subprogram, power, government agency, theatrical role, agency, mapping, contribution, business office, use, region, single-valued function, persona, routine, social function, parting, percentage, affair, situation, office, component part, mathematical function, occasion, map, federal agency, voice

4. functionnoun

   a relation such that one thing is dependent on another

   "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"

   Antonyms:
   misfunction, malfunction

   Synonyms:
   routine, map, single-valued function, social function, use, procedure, mathematical function, subroutine, role, affair, part, subprogram, occasion, office, purpose, social occasion, mapping

5. functionnoun

   a formal or official social gathering or ceremony

   "it was a black-tie function"

   Antonyms:
   malfunction, misfunction

   Synonyms:
   routine, map, single-valued function, social function, use, procedure, mathematical function, subroutine, role, affair, part, subprogram, occasion, office, purpose, social occasion, mapping

6. affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social functionnoun

   a vaguely specified social event

   "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"

   Antonyms:
   misfunction, malfunction

   Synonyms:
   routine, map, subprogram, single-valued function, social function, use, procedure, amour, subroutine, role, matter, affair, social occasion, liaison, thing, occasion, involvement, juncture, affaire, part, intimacy, purpose, mathematical function, office, mapping

7. routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, functionverb

   a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

   Antonyms:
   misfunction, malfunction

   Synonyms:
   turn, modus operandi, subprogram, social function, process, procedure, mathematical function, routine, subroutine, role, occasion, act, number, purpose, affair, part, map, office, operation, use, single-valued function, bit, social occasion, mapping

8. function, work, operate, go, runverb

   perform as expected when applied

   "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

   Antonyms:
   misfunction, malfunction

   Synonyms:
   lick, perish, break away, give way, hold out, hunt, run, endure, lead, give out, unravel, carry, fit, operate, travel, take to the woods, last, die, track down, mold, go away, act, snuff it, go, bunk, run away, solve, act upon, turn tail, head for the hills, run low, do work, plump, fly the coop, prevail, process, execute, mould, wreak, incline, drop dead, put to work, course, tend, work, scarper, blend in, run short, croak, get going, control, ferment, range, serve, work out, pass away, consort, live, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, blend, flow, hunt down, knead, scat, bring, break, figure out, escape, form, rifle, locomote, lock, exploit, run for, lean, belong, make, give-up the ghost, go bad, survive, cultivate, manoeuvre, melt down, get, be given, turn, expire, ladder, draw, become, bleed, manoeuver, persist, live on, campaign, forge, move, influence, engage, pop off, sound, fail, conk out, extend, start, depart, operate on, decease, puzzle out, play, hold up, proceed, break down, lam, melt, crop, exit, conk, work on, exercise, buy the farm, ply, hightail it, sour, feed, choke, race, guide, die hard, pass, shape, make for, mesh, officiate, black market, maneuver

9. serve, functionverb

   serve a purpose, role, or function

   "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"

   Antonyms:
   misfunction, malfunction

   Synonyms:
   go, process, help, dish up, work, answer, dish out, serve, attend to, suffice, attend, service, run, operate, assist, serve up, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, do, officiate

10. officiate, functionverb

    perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function

    "His wife officiated as his private secretary"

    Antonyms:
    malfunction, misfunction

    Synonyms:
    run, go, officiate, serve, operate, work

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1. functionnoun

   Synonyms:
   duty, province, office, business, part, discharge, performance, execution, party, entertainment, festivity, reception

How to use function in a sentence?

1. Rebecca Robbins:

   If Joshua Tal're practicing some of these activities, what we do see is( an) increase in the amplitude of theta and delta( brain) waves, which indicate one is in the parasympathetic state, slow breathing like the 4-7-8 technique reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes and improves pulmonary function.

2. Justice Louis Brandeis:

   It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.

3. Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters:

   Unless you have consistently qualified correction officers, solving the other problems we care about is an almost insurmountable task, this is just a function of, for a decade, hirings and screenings and investigations being ignored.

4. Alastair Hay:

   Because the nerve agents compromise nerve and muscle function, their effects are widespread and where deaths occur these are usually due to either respiratory or circulatory failure, or both.

5. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Today many brokerage firms had closed down or disabled their terminal function during pre-market time 9:00- 9:07 and at this Reliance share opened at Rs.2418. Suddenly trading platform started working when Reliance share price was at 2386. This means brokerage firm was paid commission money to stop traders to sell at opening time and brokers resumed its trading platform when all shares were at bottom so that brokers allow traders to buy now

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