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ooperative, opeerativee, operaative, operatiive, operativ, operativve, operattive, operrative, opperative, perative, poerative
Operative — synonyms, operative antonyms, definition
1. operative (a)
31 synonym
acting active adequate alive balanced discreet discriminating dynamic effective effectual efficacious efficient existent extant functioning in effect in force influencing judicious living • • •
2. operative (Noun)
25 synonyms
PI agent artisan detective driver engineer hand infiltrator intelligence agent intelligence officer investigator labourer motorist operator private detective private eye private investigator secret agent shamus sherlock • • •
3 definitions
operative (Noun) — A person secretly employed in espionage for a government.
operative (Noun) — Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information.
operative (Noun) — A worker, esp. one employed to perform a particular skilled job.
2 types of
agent detective
17 types
NOC agent provocateur agent-in-place bridge agent case officer codetalker foot hotel detective house detective house dick inquiry agent provocateur spy store detective undercover agent walk-in windtalker
3. operative (Adjective)
3 synonyms
functional running surgical
1 antonym
inoperative
4 definitions
operative (Adjective) — Being in force, having or exerting force.
ex. "operative regulations" ex. "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"
operative (Adjective) — Relating to, requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine.
ex. "operative dentistry"
operative (Adjective) — Effective; producing a desired effect.
ex. "the operative word"
operative (Adjective) — (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing.
ex. "in operative order"