operative

The word “operative” has 4 syllables: op-er-a-tive

It's pronounced as /ˈɑː.pə.rə.tɪv/

What is synonym and antonym for operative?

In the thesaurus, “operative” has 115 synonyms and 57 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for operative along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for operative

accomplished
active
adept
adequate
agent
alive
applicable
asset
astir
bustling
busy
capable
cogent
competent
consummate
convincing
counterspy
courier
detective
dick
double agent
dynamic
effective
effectual
efficacious
efficient
emissary
employable
experienced
expert
feasible
fed
federal
flourishing
fruitful
functional
functioning
g-man
going
gumshoe
hawkshaw
humming
hyperefficient
in commission
in force
in gear
infiltrator
informer
intelligencer
into commission
investigator
killer
live
living
masterly
mole
narc
nark
on
on line
operable
operating
operational
performing
plainclothesman
potent
practicable
practical
practiced
practised
private detective
private eye
private investigator
producing
productive
proficient
realizable
roaring
running
secret agent
serving
shadow
shamus
sherlock
skilled
skillful
sleeper
sleuth
sleuthhound
sound
spook
spy
spymaster
stool pigeon
striking
superspy
tail
telling
thriving
tracer
tracker
ultraefficient
undercover
undercover agent
usable
useable
useful
valid
versed
veteran
viable
virtuoso
workable
working
yielding

Antonyms for operative

abortive
arrested
asleep
bootless
broken
counterproductive
deactivated
dead
decommissioned
dormant
empty
fallow
fruitless
futile
hollow
idle
inactive
incapable
incompetent
ineffective
ineffectual
inefficient
inert
inexperienced
inexpert
inoperable
inoperative
kaput
kaputt
latent
lifeless
nonactivated
nonfunctional
nonfunctioning
nonoperating
nonoperational
nonoperative
nonproductive
pointless
quiescent
sleepy
stagnating
unavailing
unfruitful
unproductive
unprofitable
unqualified
unseasoned
unskilled
unskillful
unsuccessful
unusable
unworkable
useless
vain
vegetating
worthless

Meanings of operative

noun
1. An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
2. A spy, secret agent, or detective.
3. A participant in an operation.
adjective
1. Effectual or important.
2. Functional, in working order.
3. Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects.
4. Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious.
5. Based upon, or consisting of, a surgical operation or operations.

Example Sentences

The new policy will become operative starting tomorrow.
His statement was technically correct, but the operative word was missing.
They hired a private operative to investigate the case.
The equipment is still operative despite its age.
Safety measures must be fully operative before reopening the site.

On this page you'll find 172 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to operative, such as: abortive, accomplished, active, adept, adequate, agent, alive.

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