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English adjective: operative | |||
| 1. | operative being in force or having or exerting force | ||
| Samples | Operative regulations. The major tendencies operative in the American political system. | ||
| Similar | effective, good, in effect, in force, in operation, operant, operating, operational, working | ||
| Antonyms | inoperative | ||
| 2. | operative relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine | ||
| Samples | A surgical appendix. A surgical procedure. Operative dentistry. | ||
| Synonyms | surgical | ||
| Similar | postoperative, preoperative | ||
| Antonyms | medical | ||
| 3. | operative effective; producing a desired effect | ||
| Samples | The operative word. | ||
| Similar | important, significant | ||
| Antonyms | unimportant, insignificant | ||
| 4. | operative (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing | ||
| Samples | In running (or working) order. A functional set of brakes. | ||
| Synonyms | functional, running, working | ||
| Similar | functioning | ||
| Antonyms | malfunctioning, nonfunctional | ||
English noun: operative | |||
| 1. | operative (person) a person secretly employed in espionage for a government | ||
| Synonyms | intelligence agent, intelligence officer, secret agent | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | agent provocateur, agent-in-place, bridge agent, case officer, codetalker, foot, NOC, provocateur, spy, undercover agent, walk-in, windtalker | ||
| 2. | operative (person) someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information | ||
| Synonyms | PI, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | detective | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hotel detective, house detective, house dick, inquiry agent, store detective | ||
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