Synonyms for functioning
func·tion·ing

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1. functioningadjective

   Functional, working

   Synonyms:
   useful

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1. operation, functioning, performanceadjective

   process or manner of functioning or operating

   "the power of its engine determines its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards"

   Synonyms:
   surgery, mathematical operation, process, procedure, surgical operation, cognitive operation, performance, public presentation, carrying into action, execution, carrying out, operation, military operation, cognitive process, surgical procedure, mental process, mathematical process, surgical process

   Antonyms:
   amiss(p), wrong(p), malfunctioning, haywire, out of whack, bad, defective, nonfunctional, run-down, awry(p)

2. functioningadjective

   performing or able to perform its regular function

   "a functioning flashlight"

   Antonyms:
   wrong(p), nonfunctional, haywire, out of whack, awry(p), defective, run-down, bad, malfunctioning, amiss(p)

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1. equable

   equable means functioning, so and equable program would be a written program of code that functions properly.

   “when i showed my teacher my finished code she said, ‘that’s and equable program if i’ve ever seen one.’” “when my brother almost died in the hospital they said for some reason his brain wasn’t equable, and they needed to stabilize it.

   Submitted by kadenbrightwell321 on June 1, 2020  

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1. List of paraphrases for "functioning":

   operation, operating, function, operational, running, operations, functional, operate, performance, work, well-functioning, functions, working, workable, werking, works, operandi

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1. William S. Burroughs:

   A functioning police state needs no police.

2. Eli Lebowitz:

   It really matters which one it is. If your kid is functioning overall, they are doing the basics, they have some friends, then be encouraging, but don't overstress on everything they are not doing, sometimes doing that stops us from focusing on the things they are doing.

3. Mohamed Barakat:

   People are living in fear and anticipation because they know well what Assad and Russia are capable of. Life is functioning, but we are scared, civilians cannot protect themselves. Even underground basements that civilians used to seek refuge in during airstrikes were previously targeted with highly destructive bombs, and are not a safe option anymore.

4. Eric Stein:

   They are really in this transition phase, markets are functioning, if not all the way back to pre-shock levels, with very strong debt issuance and market improvement, even though the real economy is incredibly weak.

5. Zhen Gu:

   Basically we designed this kind of material - a polymer-based material, which can be sensitive to blood sugar level changes, we are trying to mimic the functioning of the beta cells or the vesicles inside the beta cells and they can disrupt once the blood sugar goes up and release insulin quickly.