high-functioning
adjective
(alsohigh functioning)uk/ˌhaɪˈfʌŋk.ʃən.ɪŋ/us/ˌhaɪˈfʌŋk.ʃən.ɪŋ/workingveryeffectivelyandsuccessfully:
Thecityhas anextensive, high-functioningpublictransportsystem.
Companieswanttorewardandretaintheirhigh-functioningemployees.
sometimesoffensive
(of someone who has amentalhealthconditionor abrainconditionthataffectstheirdevelopment)ableto do a lot of things that otherpeoplewith theconditioncannot do:
The mostseverecasesofautismrequirelifelongsupport; otherautisticpeopleare high-functioning.
He was a high-functioningalcoholicwho neverappeareddrunkinpublic.
Thelinguistsworkedwith high-functioningadultdyslexics.
Note:
- Some people prefer not to describe themselves or others as "high-functioning", because this word does not make it clear that people have different needs and that someone might be able to do some things but unable to do others. Describing someone as "high-functioning" can also be offensive because it suggests that people who are not high-functioning are less important.
- Ourbrandisbuiltondevelopinghigh-functioningproductsthatmeetconsumers'needs.
- Hestressesthe need for goodmanagementofemployeestomaintaina highfunctioningplant.
- We can't all be high-functioningcareerwomen wholooklikesupermodelsandtalklikesocietyladies.
- He says thatpeoplewith high-functioningautismhave differentbrainwiringthat gives them anadvantagein theworkplace.
Efficient and effective
- be firing on all cylindersidiom
- businesslike
- clockwork
- come together
- dispatch
- do the trickidiom
- does what it says on the tinidiom
- ergonomics
- labour-saving
- miraculous
- non-effective
- organized
- punch
- smooth
- snappy
- super-effective
- super-efficiency
- super-efficient
- super-smooth
- trick
Compare
low-functioning