operational
adjective
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Synonyms & Antonyms for operational
Synonyms
active, alive, functional, functioning, going, live, living, on, operating, operative, running, working
Antonyms
broken, dead, inactive, inoperative, kaput (also kaputt), nonactivated, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, nonoperating, nonoperational, nonoperative
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Kaufman's police and fire departments remain operational, according to the statement. — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "While one Texas county shook off ransomware, small cities took full punch," 21 Aug. 2019 That way, if one business participating in the fund goes under, the fund remains operational. — Andrew Wilford, National Review, "National Pension Fiasco Merits Real Reform, Not a Bailout," 6 Aug. 2019 Bill Laurance, James Cook University Annual deforestation rates declined by more than 80% between 2004, when DETER became operational, and 2012, but have been trending upward since then. — Herton Escobar, Science | AAAS, "Deforestation in the Amazon is shooting up, but Brazil's president calls the data 'a lie'," 28 July 2019 Bradford Woods became operational in 1953 and became the official home of Camp Riley two years later. — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, "'I'm a human being': How Camp Riley ballet program liberates children with mobility issues," 19 July 2019 Fifteen must sign and ratify the statutes for the fund to become operational. — Danny Bradlow, Quartz Africa, "After the free trade agreement, we need to focus on realizing the African Monetary Fund," 6 July 2019 Carlsbad, which became fully operational in 2015, creates about 10 percent of the fresh water the 3.1 million people in the region use, at about twice the cost of the other main source of water. — Jim Robbins, WIRED, "Desalination Is Booming as Cities Run out of Water," 27 June 2019 This summer, two operational periods July 8-19 and Aug. 19-30 will have visitor impacts throughout the park, spokesperson Penny Wagner told the Peninsula Daily News. — USA TODAY, "Mermaid Parade, Lincoln鈥檚 Bible, District 12: News from around our 50 states," 24 June 2019 The deal would ensure that the bank remains operational after its existing charter lapses at the end of September. — Andrew Ackerman, WSJ, "House Deal Would Keep ExIm Bank Functioning Through 2026," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'operational.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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