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Grep of noun operative co-operative republic of guyana cooperative operative operative field Overview of noun operative The noun operative has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. secret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence agent, operative -- (a person secretly employed in espionage for a government) 2. private detective, PI private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock -- (someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information) Overview of adj operative The adj operative has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) operative -- (being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system") 2. operative -- (of or relating to a surgical operation; "operative surgery") 3. 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") 4. operative, key -- (effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word") 5. 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 of adj operative 4 of 5 senses of operative Sense 1 operative (vs. inoperative) inoperative (vs. operative) => down => dead, defunct Sense 3 surgical (vs. medical), operative Sense 4 operative, key INDIRECT (VIA significant) -> insignificant, unimportant Sense 5 running(postnominal), operative, functional, working(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA functioning) -> malfunctioning, nonfunctional Similarity of adj operative 5 senses of operative Sense 1 operative (vs. inoperative) => at work(prenominal), operant => effective, good, in effect(prenominal), in force(prenominal) => operational, in operation(prenominal), operating(postnominal) => working Sense 2 operative Pertains to noun operation (Sense 5) =>operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process => therapy Sense 3 surgical (vs. medical), operative => preoperative => postoperative Sense 4 operative, key => significant (vs. insignificant), important Sense 5 running(postnominal), operative, functional, working(postnominal) => functioning (vs. malfunctioning) Attributes of adj operative Familiarity of adj operative operative used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj operative cooperative inoperative operative postoperative preoperative uncooperative Overview of noun operative The noun operative has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. secret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence agent, operative -- (a person secretly employed in espionage for a government) 2. private detective, PI private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock -- (someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information) Overview of adj operative The adj operative has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) operative -- (being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system") 2. operative -- (of or relating to a surgical operation; "operative surgery") 3. 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") 4. operative, key -- (effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word") 5. running, operative, functional, working -- ((of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes")
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