ŏp'ər-ə-tĭv, -ə-rā'tĭv, ŏp'rə-
effective (related)
Producing a strong impression or response; striking:
A substance that can bring about a chemical reaction or a biological effect.
Using a particular proportion of available energy.
Carried on in full view of others; not hidden or private:
Marked by energetic activity; busy:
Tending to manipulate others.
Of or about spies or espionage
Advertisement
inactive (antonym)
Not functioning or operating; broken down
invalid (antonym)
Not valid; not true, correct, acceptable or appropriate.
unworking (antonym)
active, functioning; influential
unfunctional (antonym)
Not functional; ornamental, or serving some other purpose than a practical one.
ineffective (antonym)
Lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate
ineffectual (antonym)
Not producing the desired effect:
Advertisement
worthless (antonym)
Without worth or merit; useless, valueless, etc.
inoperative (antonym)
(Law) No longer legally binding
Fit for proper functioning; ready for use:
Easy to approach or enter
That can be employed
Possible to put into practice; practicable:
Advertisement
Usable for a specified purpose:
Capable of being used:
Able to be utilized
(Sports) In play; live:
Working; running:
That operates
Advertisement
Of the normal run (of a train, bus, etc.)
In paid employment.
A signature:
One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly.
Suited for or used in detection.
Having or exerting influence.
Advertisement
Enough or good enough for what is required or needed; sufficient; suitable
A person, animal, or thing that works; specif., a person who is employed to do physical or mental work for wages, esp. in order to earn a living, as in a trade, industry, business, office, etc. or on a farm, ranch, etc.
(Slang) A woman prostitute.
A man who performs heavy manual or industrial labor.
A woman who is gainfully employed; often, specif., such a woman as distinct from a housewife
Advertisement
(Dated, pejorative) A black person.
secret (or undercover) agent
be (related)
In effect
possible (related)
Capable of happening, existing, or being true without contradicting proven facts, laws, or circumstances:
action (related)
Designating or of a type of film characterized by a fast-paced plot, a series of suspenseful confrontations, violent fight and chase scenes, etc.
awareness (related)
In action or full operation
Advertisement
work (related)
Something that has been produced or accomplished through the effort, activity, or agency of a person or thing:
investigate (related)
A person who secretly observes others to obtain information
Able to function personally or socially despite limitations or impairment:
(Mathematics) A transcendental number, approximately 3.14159, represented by the symbol π, that expresses the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle and appears as a constant in many mathematical expressions.
Attributive form of private eye
Advertisement
A policeman
A detective.
A member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential.
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
personnel (related)
Advertisement
aseptic (related)
exclusions-x94 (related)
medical (antonym)
Requiring treatment by medicine.
Find another word for operative. In this page you can discover 66 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for operative, like: effective, agent, efficient, open, active, manipulative, spy, workable, inactive, invalid and unworking.
Trending topics