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behavior
The manner in which a physical system, such as a gas, subatomic particle, or ecosystem, acts or functions, especially under specified conditions.
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  1. The manner in which a physical system, such as a gas, subatomic particle, or ecosystem, acts or functions, especially under specified conditions.
  2. The actions displayed by an organism in response to its environment.
  3. One of these actions. Certain animal behaviors (such as nest building) result from instinct , while others (such as hunting) must be learned.
operation
An instance or method of efficient, productive activity:
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  1. An instance or method of efficient, productive activity:
  2. (Mathematics) A process or action, such as addition, substitution, transposition, or differentiation, performed in a specified sequence and in accordance with specific rules.
  3. The condition of being in action or at work
performance
Operation or functioning, usually with regard to effectiveness, as of a machine
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  1. Operation or functioning, usually with regard to effectiveness, as of a machine
  2. (Linguistics) One's actual use of language in actual situations.
  3. The act or style of performing a work or role before an audience.
reaction
(Chem.) The mutual action of substances undergoing chemical change
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  1. (Chem.) The mutual action of substances undergoing chemical change
  2. A movement back to a former or less advanced condition, stage, etc.; esp., such a movement or tendency in economics or politics; extreme conservatism
  3. An action that results directly from or counteracts another action, especially the change in a body's motion as a result of a force applied to it. Some reactions counteract forces and are not readily apparent. When an object rests on a surface, such as a table, for example, the downward force it applies to the surface is counteracted by an equal but upwards force, or reaction, applied by the surface.
working
The process of forming or shaping something
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  1. The process of forming or shaping something
  2. A part of a mine, quarry, etc. where work is or has been done
  3. The act or process of a person or thing that works
active
Characterized by much action or motion; lively, busy, agile, quick, etc.
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  1. Characterized by much action or motion; lively, busy, agile, quick, etc.
  2. Currently in use or effect:
  3. That is acting, functioning, working, moving, etc.
alive
(Sports) In play; live:
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  1. (Sports) In play; live:
  2. Full of activity or animation; lively:
  3. Full of living or moving things; abounding:
going
Current, prevailing.
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  1. Current, prevailing.
  2. Moving; running; working
  3. Working; running:
operating
That operates
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  1. That operates
  2. In operation
  3. Involved in an operation
operative
Connected with physical work or mechanical action
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  1. Connected with physical work or mechanical action
  2. Functional, in working order.
  3. Effectual or important.
running
Ongoing over a period of time:
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  1. Ongoing over a period of time:
  2. Done in a run with a running start
  3. Moving or going easily or smoothly
working
Adequate for practical use:
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  1. Adequate for practical use:
  2. Sufficient to allow action:
  3. Having a paying job; employed:
Find another word for functioning. In this page you can discover 16 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for functioning, like: behavior, operation, performance, reaction, working, active, alive, going, operating, operative and running.

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  • It's what keeps the hospital functioning, so we can treat everyone who comes this way.

  • Regarding disorders and disabilities: We should be able to repair, heal, or replace any part of the body not functioning at the level the person with the disability reasonably wishes it to.

  • I remember in autumn of '87 thinking it was perfectly reasonable to take the red 1964 Corvair convertible for a test drive, despite its lack of functioning brakes.

  • In a few cases some of the tracheids have very thick walls and reduced cavities, functioning as mechanical rather than as waterconducting elements.

  • The whole functioning of our mental apparatus is directed upon yielding the right response to the stimulations of the environment, and is valuable if and in so far as it does this.

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