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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1. • Pathology

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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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How to use functional in a sentence?

1. Ken Smith:

   It will take a few days to get the plant up and in condition to start handling feed. The mine can get going as soon as the trucks and shovels are ready but it will take the plant a bit longer to become functional, there are a lot of different units that run to make everything happen up there, it's a very complex work site.

2. Daniel Redondo:

   In the energy sector we inherited a legal, institutional and functional disorder. Roles and responsibilities are not clear, decisions are discretionary and there's a lack of transparency, we are trying to go back to normal.

3. Timothy Platts-Mills:

   The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of persistent pain and functional decline and identify patient characteristics associated with these outcomes.

4. Eric Leuthardt:

   Rick was three to four years out from his stroke and we can still recharge his plasticity for him to change his brain circuitry to functional improvement.

5. Joseph Parkes:

   The Taliban has taken power but the transition from insurgent group to national government will be far from straightforward, functional governance of the nascent mineral sector is likely many years away.