Functional and Rusty

Functional

Functional adjective - Being in effective operation.

Rusty is an antonym for functional.

Rusty

Rusty adjective - Having passed its time of use or usefulness.
Usage example: rusty laws still on the books because no one bothered to repeal them

Functional is an antonym for rusty.

Nearby Words: rust, rusted, rusting

Both words in one sentence

  • Tabletop Game / Paranoia Ye Olde Nuclear Silo: One of the game adventures includes a rusty, radioactive old missile silo with an aged yet still-functional ballistic missile.
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