Synonyms of the word role


ROLEACTIVITY - CHARACTER - CHARACTERIZATION - DUTY - ENACTMENT - FUNCTION - OFFICE - PART - PERSONA - PERSONATION - PORTRAYAL - PURPOSE - USE - USEFULNESS - UTILITY

role

  • n. A character or part played by a performer or actor.
  • n. The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.
  • n. The function or position of something.
  • n. Designation that denotes an associated set of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
  • n. (grammar): The function of a word in a phrase.

activity

  • n. The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active…
  • n. Something done as an action or a movement.
  • n. Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
  • n. Use (of internet, Playstation, bank account etc.).

character

  • n. A being involved in the action of a story.
  • n. A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; phene.
  • n. A complex of mental and ethical traits marking a person or a group.
  • n. Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
  • n. A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially…
  • n. A written or printed symbol, or letter.
  • n. Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people.
  • n. (computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing…
  • n. (informal) A person or individual, especially one who is unknown or raises suspicions.
  • n. (mathematics) A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group.
  • n. Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
  • n. (dated) The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation.
  • n. (dated) A reference given to a servant, attesting to his/her behaviour, competence, etc.
  • v. (obsolete) To write (using characters); To describe.

characterization

  • n. The act or process of characterizing.

duty

  • n. That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
  • n. A period of time spent at work or doing a particular task.
  • n. Describing a workload as to its idle, working and de-energized periods.
  • n. A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff, customs duty, excise duty.
  • n. (obsolete) One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
  • n. (obsolete) Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
  • n. The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain…

enactment

  • n. The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted.
  • n. (law) A piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body.

function

  • n. What something does or is used for.
  • n. A professional or official position.
  • n. An official or social occasion.
  • n. A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
  • n. (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of…
  • n. (computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
  • n. (biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
  • n. (chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
  • n. (anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.
  • v. (intransitive) to have a function.
  • v. (intransitive) to carry on a function; to be in action.

office

  • n. (religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly.
  • n. A position of responsibility.
  • n. Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position.
  • n. (obsolete) An official or group of officials; (figuratively) a personification of officeholders.
  • n. A duty, particularly owing to one's position or station; a charge, trust, or role; (obsolete, rare) moral…
  • n. (obsolete) The performance of a duty; an instance of performing a duty.
  • n. (archaic) Function: anything typically done by or expected of something.
  • n. (obsolete) A bodily function, (particularly) urination and defecation; an act of urination or defecation.
  • n. (now usually in plural) A service, a kindness.
  • n. (figuratively, slang) Inside information.
  • n. A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly.
  • n. (figuratively) The staff of such places.
  • n. (figuratively, in large organizations) The administrative departments housed in such places, particularly.
  • n. (now in the plural, dated) The parts of a house or estate devoted to manual work and storage, as the kitchen,…
  • n. (Britain law, historical) Clipping of inquest of office: an inquest undertaken on occasions when the Crown…
  • n. (obsolete) A piece of land used for hunting; the area of land overseen by a gamekeeper.
  • n. (figuratively, slang, obsolete) A hangout: a place where one is normally found.
  • n. (Britain military slang, dated) A plane's cockpit, particularly an observer's cockpit.
  • n. (computing) A collection of business software typically including a word processor and spreadsheet and…
  • v. To provide (someone) with an office.
  • v. (intransitive) To have an office.

part

  • n. A portion; a component.
  • n. Duty; responsibility.
  • n. (US) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.
  • n. (Judaism) In the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, a unit of time equivalent to 3⅓ seconds.
  • n. A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; usually in the plural with a collective…
  • v. (intransitive) To leave.
  • v. To cut hair with a parting; shed.
  • v. (transitive) To divide in two.
  • v. (intransitive) To be divided in two or separated; shed.
  • v. (transitive, now rare) To divide up; to share.
  • v. (obsolete) To have a part or share; to partake.
  • v. To separate or disunite; to remove from contact or contiguity; to sunder.
  • v. (obsolete) To hold apart; to stand or intervene between.
  • v. To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion.
  • v. To leave; to quit.
  • v. (transitive, Internet) To leave (an IRC channel).
  • adj. Fractional; partial.
  • adv. Partly; partially; fractionally.

persona

  • n. A social role.
  • n. A character played by an actor.
  • n. (psychology) The mask or appearance one presents to the world.

personation

  • n. The act of personating: the playing of a role or portrayal of a character.
  • n. The roles or characters so played.
  • n. (Britain) The act of voting in an election by impersonating someone else.

portrayal

  • n. The act of portraying.
  • n. The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait.

purpose

  • n. An object to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal.
  • n. A result that is desired; an intention.
  • n. The act of intending to do something; resolution; determination.
  • n. The subject of discourse; the point at issue.
  • n. The reason for which something is done, or the reason it is done in a particular way.
  • n. (obsolete) Instance; example.
  • v. (transitive) Have set as one's purpose; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.
  • v. (transitive) (passive) Designed for some purpose.
  • v. (obsolete, intransitive) To have a purpose or intention; to discourse.

use

  • n. The act of using.
  • n. (uncountable, followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.
  • n. A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
  • n. Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
  • n. (obsolete, rare) Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
  • n. (archaic) Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
  • n. (obsolete) Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
  • n. (religion) The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese.
  • n. (forging) A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward…
  • v. To accustom; to habituate.
  • v. (reflexive, obsolete) To become accustomed (to), to accustom oneself (to).
  • v. (transitive) To employ; to apply; to utilize.
  • v. (reflexive, obsolete) To behave, act, comport oneself.
  • v. (transitive, often with up) To exhaust the supply of; to consume by employing.
  • v. (transitive) To exploit.
  • v. (dated) To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
  • v. (intransitive, now rare, literary) To habitually do; to be wont to do.
  • v. (intransitive, past tense with infinitive) To habitually do. See used to.
  • v. (transitive, with auxiliary could) To need; to benefit from.
  • v. (intransitive) To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted.

usefulness

  • n. The quality or degree of being useful.

utility

  • n. The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
  • n. Something that is useful.
  • n. (economics) The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the…
  • n. (philosophy) Well-being, satisfaction, pleasure, or happiness.
  • n. (business, finance) A service provider, such as an electric company or water company; or, the securities…
  • n. (computing) A software program designed to perform a single task or a small range of tasks, often to help…
  • n. (sports) The ability to play multiple positions.
  • adj. Having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.
  • adj. Designating of a room in a house or building where mechanical equipment is installed; such as a furnace,…

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