operative Antonyms
Strongest:
- nonoperative
- nonfunctioning
- broken
- inoperative
- broken
- nonoperational
- inoperative
- nonfunctional
- nonfunctioning
- inactive
- nonoperational
- nonfunctional
- nonoperative
- dead
- inactive
- dead
Strong:
- ineffective
- nonoperating
- useless
- kaputt
- inoperable
- useless
- arrested
- arrested
- nonactivated
- ineffectual
- deactivated
- nonoperating
- idle
- unworkable
- kaput
- inoperable
- kaputt
- latent
- unusable
- latent
- decommissioned
- kaput
- unworkable
- nonactivated
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- decommissioned
- unusable
- idle
- deactivated
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Meaning of operative
operative (n)
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
operative (a)
being in force or having or exerting force
relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
operative (s)
effective; producing a desired effect
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
operative (a.)
Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.
Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious; as, an operative dose, rule, or penalty.
Based upon, or consisting of, an operation or operations; as, operative surgery.
operative (n.)
A skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory.
operative Sentence Examples
- The operative plan for the mission was executed with precision.
- The surgeon was highly skilled and performed an intricate operative procedure.
- The intelligence operative provided crucial information to the investigation.
- The detective followed all operative procedures while conducting the investigation.
- The operative word in the sentence is "however," which changes the meaning of the statement.
- The military operative was trained in covert operations and reconnaissance.
- The hospital's operative schedule included a variety of surgical procedures.
- The operative directive outlined the specific actions to be taken by the team.
- The undercover operative infiltrated the organization and gathered valuable intelligence.
- The operative principles of the organization guided its decision-making process.
FAQs About the word operative
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government, someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information, being in force or having or exertin
spy, agent, secret agent, informer, spook, asset, mole,undercover, emissary, undercover agent
nonoperative, nonfunctioning, broken,inoperative, broken, nonoperational, inoperative, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, inactive
The operative plan for the mission was executed with precision.
The surgeon was highly skilled and performed an intricate operative procedure.
The intelligence operative provided crucial information to the investigation.
The detective followed all operative procedures while conducting the investigation.
