Synonyms for functional
ˈfʌŋk ʃə nlfunc·tion·al

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1. functionaladjective

   Synonyms:
   functioning, working, utilitarian

   Antonyms:
   dysfunctional

2. functionaladjective

   In good working order.

   Synonyms:
   functioning, working, utilitarian

   Antonyms:
   dysfunctional

3. functionaladjective

   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, utilitarian

   Antonyms:
   dysfunctional

4. functionaladjective

   Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture

   A functional construction element generally must meet higher technical but lower aesthetical requirements

   Synonyms:
   functioning, working, utilitarian

   Antonyms:
   dysfunctional

5. functionaladjective

   Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.

   Synonyms:
   functioning, utilitarian, working

   Antonyms:
   dysfunctional

6. functionaladjective

   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, functioning

   Antonyms:
   dysfunctional

7. functionaladjective

   Antonyms:
   organic

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1. 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, usable

   Antonyms:
   nonstructural, impractical, decorative, unserviceable, malfunctioning, nonfunctional, ornamental, cosmetic, organic

2. functionaladjective

   involving or affecting function rather than physiology

   "functional deafness"

   Synonyms:
   operative, useable, running(a), working(a), operable, operational, usable

   Antonyms:
   nonfunctional, nonstructural, decorative, malfunctioning, cosmetic, organic, ornamental, impractical, unserviceable

3. functionaladjective

   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, usable

   Antonyms:
   ornamental, nonfunctional, decorative, cosmetic, organic, impractical, nonstructural, unserviceable, malfunctioning

4. functional, 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, operable

   Antonyms:
   decorative, nonstructural, malfunctioning, nonfunctional, organic, impractical, ornamental, cosmetic, unserviceable

5. functionaladjective

   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, usable

   Antonyms:
   cosmetic, decorative, nonfunctional, organic, nonstructural, impractical, malfunctioning, unserviceable, ornamental

6. running(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 ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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  

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1. List of paraphrases for "functional":

   technical, operational, substantive, functioning, assistive, techniques, functions, functionally, fonctionnelle, workable, organizational, function, organic, operable, funcl, functionality, well-functioning, career

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1. Janice Kiecolt-Glaser:

   Inflammation is more and more being seen as associated with a whole host of things you don’t want — cardiovascular disease, diabetes, arthritis, frailty, and functional decline.

2. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Open SBI securities trading platform at this moment and you will not be able to see any current share price and all functional keys of its platform have been disabled meaning you as investors can't do any transaction

3. Jacques Guyette:

   Regenerating a whole heart is most certainly a long-term goal that is several years away, so we are currently working on engineering a functional myocardial patch that could replace cardiac tissue damaged due to a heart attack or failure, among the next steps that we are pursuing are improving methods to generate even more cardiac cells— recellularizing a whole heart would take tens of billions— optimizing bioreactor-based culture techniques to improve the maturation and function of engineered cardiac tissue, and electronically integrating regenerated tissue to function within the recipient’s heart.

4. Kerkko Vanhanen:

   Five more minutes walking in the park, five more minutes with the kids before I have to leave for work, five more minutes earlier at home when I don't have to spend on logistics, your life is easier because of living in the most functional city in the world.

5. Anthony Letai:

   I hope that these findings will convince the world of cancer treatment that rapid, functional measurements of how a patient's actual living tumor cells react to a variety of cancer therapies can be at least as valuable in determining the best way to treat each patient, this is functional precision medicine, getting the right drugs to the right patient.