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Adjective operative has 5 senses
- operative - being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"
Antonyms: inoperative, down, dead, defunct
- operative - of or relating to a surgical operation; "operative surgery"
- surgical, operative - relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry"
- operative, key - effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word"
Antonyms: insignificant, unimportant (indirect, via significant)
- running, operative, functional, working - (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
Antonyms: malfunctioning, nonfunctional (indirect, via functioning)
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