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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How to use functioning in a sentence?

1. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Biden:

   He has an economy that’s not functioning very well.

2. Adam Nadelson:

   This is a luxury service for our patients that we provide with this in-home type service, we hydrate them up and get them back on their feet so their able to function at the high level that they’re used to functioning in right away.

3. Edna Molewa:

   The ultimate aim is for the orphans to be integrated back into a normally functioning breeding population.

4. New York:

   The SMCCF proved vital in restoring market functioning last year, supporting the availability of credit for large employers, and bolstering employment through the COVID-19 pandemic.

5. Barber B. Conable, Jr:

   Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if you move too quickly, our democracy will be less responsible to the majority.