nonoperational

adjective

non·​op·​er·​a·​tion·​al ˌnän-ˌä-pə-ˈrā-shnəl 

-shə-nᵊl

: not operational: such as

a

: not functional or ready for use

a nonoperational clock

b

: not of or relating to the operation of a business or machine

Layoffs were limited to nonoperational positions.

nonoperational expenses

Examples of nonoperational in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kosmos 2553 began to spin out of control in April 2025 and is believed to currently be nonoperational. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 8 July 2026

The car was nonoperational and not under his name, but was left in his care. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026

The freezing of child-care money, as well as FBI Director Kash Patel's Sunday announcement of a surge of federal agents to Minnesota, followed a viral video posted over the weekend by a conservative influencer that purported to show nonoperational child-care facilities that received federal funds. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025

Here's what experts say Attempt to start the engine of the nonoperational vehicle. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonoperational

• associational
• civilizational
• coeducational
• configurational
• consociational
• denominational
• improvisational
• investigational
• organizational
• orientational
• preoperational
• representational