Synonyms for role
roʊlrole

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1. function, office, part, rolenoun

   the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

   "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"

   Synonyms:
   billet, berth, constituent, place, spot, social occasion, bureau, portion, procedure, office staff, function, section, share, post, piece, component, character, subroutine, division, part, authority, purpose, position, subprogram, power, government agency, theatrical role, agency, mapping, contribution, business office, use, region, single-valued function, persona, routine, social function, parting, percentage, affair, situation, office, component part, mathematical function, occasion, map, federal agency, voice

2. character, role, theatrical role, part, personanoun

   an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

   "she played the part of Desdemona"

   Synonyms:
   graphic symbol, type, reference, case, piece, eccentric, fictitious character, theatrical role, portion, fibre, function, grapheme, section, quality, constituent, fictional character, share, character, division, part, purpose, fiber, contribution, component, use, region, image, persona, component part, percentage, parting, character reference, office, lineament, voice

3. function, purpose, role, usenoun

   what something is used for

   "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

   Synonyms:
   utilisation, habit, usage, routine, social occasion, manipulation, theatrical role, use of goods and services, procedure, function, occasion, character, subroutine, part, determination, aim, usance, purpose, enjoyment, subprogram, employment, mapping, use, consumption, single-valued function, persona, intention, economic consumption, intent, social function, exercise, affair, office, mathematical function, map, utilization, design

4. rolenoun

   normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting

   "what is your role on the team?"

   Synonyms:
   theatrical role, use, character, part, persona, purpose, function, office

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Duty
   • Portrayal
   • Utility

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "role":

   function, roles, feature, part, paper, rôle, functions, task, rolle, roll, contribution, papel, rol, importance, player, involvement, place

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1. Tom Steyer:

   What were hearing here is a very long dissertation about exactly why America should be the worlds policemen, so, when were talking about Former Vice President Joe Biden role in the world and commander in chief, we have abandoned diplomacy, we dont have a strategy and we dont have allies.

2. State John Kerry:

   I view this week as a major opportunity for any number of countries to play an important role in trying to resolve some of the very difficult issues (of) the Middle East, we need to achieve peace and a way forward in Syria, in Yemen ... in the region.

3. Dylan Wentland:

   Hes the nicest kid in the world, hes sat behind us for years with his dad. He was just having a good timeI go, Dude, whats wrong with you? What kind of role model are you for the kid?

4. Gretchen Whitmer:

   I do not have plans to run for anything other than to spend the next four years serving this state as governor with a majority Democratic legislature for the first time in a long time, i know enough about myself to know if there is something that needs to get done, and if there’s a role I can play, I will want to play it.

5. Maheta Molango:

   The PFA is not for us to discipline Kurt Zouma... The PFA is for the employer to discipline him, but I think our role is to say to [ the ] player the truth, which is this type of behavior is not acceptable, the PFA is not acceptable at all, with or without [ a ] camera. The PFA's not just a question of because The PFA's visible then The PFA's bad. The PFA's just bad. Full stop and The PFA shouldn't be happening.