FUNCTIONAL Synonyms

• performing or able to perform its regular function

• process or manner of functioning or operating

• pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result

• (military) of or intended for or involved in military operations

• fit or ready for use or service

• being in effect or operation

• being in force or having or exerting force

• relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine

• a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

• someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations

• effective; producing a desired effect

• (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing

• fit or ready for use or service

• capable of being put to use

• convenient for use or disposal

• capable of being applied; having relevance

• producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect

• able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively

• works well as a means or remedy

• exerting force or influence

• existing in fact; not theoretical; real

• ready for service

• being effective without wasting time or effort or expense

• able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively

• United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)

• easy to reach

• useful and convenient

• skillful with the hands

• concerned with actual use or practice

• guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

• being actually such in almost every respect

• having or put to a practical purpose or use

• ready for service or able to give long service

• capable of being put to good use

• intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration

• being of use or service

• having a useful function

• capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

• capable of life or normal growth and development

• capable of being treated by surgical operation

• fit or ready for use or service

• usable for a specific purpose

• (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

• of advancing the ball by running

• executed or initiated by running

• (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

• the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

• the state of being in operation

• the act of administering or being in charge of something

• the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track

• continually repeated over a period of time

• measured lengthwise

• (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing

• capable of being put to use

• fit or ready for use or service

• convenient for use or disposal

• someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility

• having a useful function

• having utility often to the exclusion of values