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Synonyms for operative

See operative in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


adjective
  1. In effect:

    effective, operational. See be
  2. Available for use:

    accessible, employable, open, operable, practicable, usable, utilizable. See possible
  3. In action or full operation:

    active, alive, functioning, going, operating, running, working. See action, awareness
noun
  1. One who labors:

    hand, laborer, roustabout, worker, working girl, workingman, workingwoman, workman, workwoman. See work
  2. A person who secretly observes others to obtain information:

    agent, spy. (Informal) spook. Idiom: secret (or undercover) agent. See investigate

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