Synonyms for facility
fəˈsɪl ɪ tifa·cil·i·ty

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. facility

   Ease in the sense here considered denotes freedom from conscious or apparent effort, tax, or strain. Ease may be either of condition or of action; facility is always of action; readiness is of action or of expected action. One lives at ease who has no pressing cares; one stands at ease, moves or speaks with ease, when wholly without constraint. Facility is always active; readiness may be active or passive; the speaker has facility of expression, readiness of wit; any appliance is in readiness for use. Ease of action may imply merely the possession of ample power; facility always implies practise and skill; any one can press down the keys of a typewriter with ease; only the skilled operator works the machine with facility. Readiness in the active sense includes much of the meaning of ease with the added idea of promptness or alertness. Easiness applies to the thing done, rather than to the doer. Expertness applies to the more mechanical processes of body and mind; we speak of the readiness of an orator, but of the expertness of a gymnast. Compare COMFORTABLE; DEXTERITY; POWER.

   Synonyms:
   ease, easiness, expertness, knack, readiness

   Antonyms:
   annoyance, awkwardness, constraint, difficulty, discomfort, disquiet, irritation, perplexity, trouble, uneasiness, vexation, worry

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. facility

   Synonyms:
   ease, address, readiness, quickness, adroitness, dexterity, pliancy

   Antonyms:
   labor, effort, awkwardness, difficulty

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 4 votes

1. facility, installationnoun

   a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry

   "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"

   Synonyms:
   installing, instalment, installation, installment, adeptness, induction, initiation, quickness, adroitness, readiness, deftness

2. adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quicknessnoun

   skillful performance or ability without difficulty

   "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"

   Synonyms:
   rapidness, celerity, installation, speediness, quick-wittedness, adeptness, rapidity, quickness, adroitness, readiness, mental quickness, deftness

3. facility, readinessnoun

   a natural effortlessness

   "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen

   Synonyms:
   zeal, eagerness, installation, forwardness, set, preparedness, adeptness, quickness, adroitness, readiness, deftness, preparation

4. facilitynoun

   something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service

   "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"; "educational facilities"

   Synonyms:
   adroitness, adeptness, readiness, deftness, quickness, installation

5. facilitynoun

   a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you

   "a cell phone with internet facility"

   Synonyms:
   adroitness, adeptness, readiness, deftness, quickness, installation

Matched Categories

1. • Artifact
   • Effortlessness
   • Service
   • Skillfulness

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. facilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   easiness (in doing any thing), ease

2. facilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   readiness, dexterity, expertness, quickness, knack, ability

3. facilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   affability, condescension, complaisance, urbanity, civility, politeness

4. facilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   pliancy, ductility, flexibility

5. facilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   means, resource, appliance, convenience, advantage

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "facility":

   installation, facilities, installations, mechanism, facilitated, plant, centre, fund, establishment, ease, institution, instrument, installing, service, annex, factory, install, center, installed, mill, device

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1. Kerry Coombs:

   A lot of things look the same, there are facility upgrades, don’t get me wrong, but the tone and tenor that Luke has brought is special. It’s exciting to be a part of that. You feel that. So, it’s very similar and very different all at the same time.

2. Chris Coggins:

   I saw a tiger in one facility in about 2014 that had severely deformed rear leg hind legs. It couldn't even walk normally, i talked to one of the managers, who said it's probably a genetic defect. So that project has not really gone forward.

3. Kathryn Barger:

   Judge Barrera’s hands were tied today – due to the fact that the DA’s office failed to file a motion to transfer Tubbs to adult criminal court, which is where she rightly belongs, instead, we’re left with a 26-year-old individual sentenced to two years in a juvenile facility in isolation, separated by sight and sound from the other juveniles.

4. Casey White:

   We were told Casey White got special privileges and was treated differently while in the facility than the other inmates.

5. Daniel Durazo:

   The one product that’s always on trend to put cruisers’ minds at ease is travel insurance, a big misconception we found in our survey was that many Americans (59.2 percent) believe their cruise line would be equipped to handle serious medical emergencies when in actuality, cruise lines often require passengers to be transported to the closest medical facility for treatment. Often local medical facilities may not be equipped to handle major medical problems and some cruisers may need to be evacuated by air ambulance to the U.S. for treatment.