Synonyms for rôle
roʊlrôle

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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, role, 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, role, 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, role, 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. Ted Cruz:

   In most prior elections, Iowa and New Hampshire split. They go for different candidates, south Carolina historically has had the role of picking presidents.

2. Jerome Salomon:

   To date, there has not been enough awareness by French women and men of the importance of their role in the face of the virus. It is urgent. Now is the time to change our behavior, we must now do everything to delay, to slow down, to clip the curve of this epidemic.

3. Steve Zahn:

   I thought it was a unique role that I had not played before. I usually wouldn't be on the list for a character like that, especially in a network show. But once I read the script and I talked to these guys, I realized they were a little different, and I dug that.

4. Martin King:

   Since the beginning of the month we've seen the yen slide back against the dollar but the return is far from linear and the intra-day appreciation we're seeing is enough to keep investors on their toes, at present the focus is on Japan's role as host of the G7 summit and pending any egregious missteps there we expect to see a lull in volatility as the market awaits further catalysts.

5. El Hillo:

   There is fairly organized way of registering families and the community itself will play a very important role in making sure that the food gets to the right people.