Operative synonyms and antonyms

ŏp'ər-ə-tĭv, -ə-rā'tĭv, ŏp'rə-

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effective (related)
Producing a strong impression or response; striking:
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agent
A substance that can bring about a chemical reaction or a biological effect.
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efficient
Using a particular proportion of available energy.
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open
Carried on in full view of others; not hidden or private:
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active
Marked by energetic activity; busy:
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manipulative
Tending to manipulate others.
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spy
Of or about spies or espionage
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workable
Able to be worked or fashioned
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inactive (antonym)
Not functioning or operating; broken down
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invalid (antonym)
Not valid; not true, correct, acceptable or appropriate.
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unworking (antonym)
active, functioning; influential
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unfunctional (antonym)
Not functional; ornamental, or serving some other purpose than a practical one.
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ineffective (antonym)
Lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate
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ineffectual (antonym)
Not producing the desired effect:
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useless (antonym)
(Colloquial, of a person) unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.
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worthless (antonym)
Without worth or merit; useless, valueless, etc.
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inoperative (antonym)
(Law) No longer legally binding
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operational
Fit for proper functioning; ready for use:
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accessible
Easy to approach or enter
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employable
That can be employed
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operable
Possible to put into practice; practicable:
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practicable
Usable for a specified purpose:
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usable
Capable of being used:
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utilizable
Able to be utilized
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alive
(Sports) In play; live:
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going
Working; running:
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operating
That operates
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running
Of the normal run (of a train, bus, etc.)
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working
In paid employment.
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hand
A signature:
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laborer
One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly.
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detective
Suited for or used in detection.
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in-use
Currently being used
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influential
Having or exerting influence.
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adequate
Enough or good enough for what is required or needed; sufficient; suitable
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roustabout
(Chiefly US) an unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship
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worker
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.
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working girl
(Slang) A woman prostitute.
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workingman
A man who performs heavy manual or industrial labor.
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workingwoman
A woman who is gainfully employed; often, specif., such a woman as distinct from a housewife
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workwoman
A woman who performs manual labour; the female equivalent of a workman
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spook
(Dated, pejorative) A black person.
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secret (or undercover) agent
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be (related)
In effect
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possible (related)
Capable of happening, existing, or being true without contradicting proven facts, laws, or circumstances:
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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.
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awareness (related)
In action or full operation
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work (related)
Something that has been produced or accomplished through the effort, activity, or agency of a person or thing:
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investigate (related)
A person who secretly observes others to obtain information
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functional
Able to function personally or socially despite limitations or impairment:
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surgical
Precise or very accurate.
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private-detective
Any agent hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering.
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pi
(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.
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private eye
Attributive form of private eye
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private-investigator
An agent hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering.
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shamus
A policeman
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sherlock
A detective.
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secret-agent
A member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential.
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intelligence officer
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
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intelligence agent
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
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personnel (related)
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aseptic (related)
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exclusions-x94 (related)
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medical (antonym)
Requiring treatment by medicine.
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  • Railway, street railway, telegraph and telephone franchises can be granted only by the Executive Council with the approval of the governor, and none can be operative until it has been approved by the President of the United States.

  • That only absolute, all else relative to it, representative of it, operative by it..

  • The entire revocation of the muzzling order, which accordingly followed, proved, however, to be premature, and it became necessary to reimpose it in the districts where it had last been operative, namely, certain parts of South Wales.

  • In both cases the operative cause was the same.

  • If, instead of supposing the motion at dS to be that of the primary wave, and to be zero elsewhere, we suppose the force operative over the element dS of the lamina to be that corresponding to the primary wave, and to vanish elsewhere, we obtain a secondary wave following quite a different law.

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