operating

operating

adjective

Definition of OPERATING

: of, relating to, or used for or in operations <operating expenses> <a hospital operating room>

Examples of OPERATING

1. <the only operating nuclear power plant in the state>

First Known Use of OPERATING

1808

Related to OPERATING

Synonyms

alive, functional, functioning, going, live, living, on, active, operational, operative, running, working

Antonyms

broken, dead, inactive, inoperative, kaput (also kaputt), nonactivated, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, nonoperating, nonoperational, nonoperative

Related Words

effective, effectual; employable, operable, usable (also useable), viable, workable; performing, producing, productive, serving, useful, yielding; astir, bustling, busy, dynamic, flourishing, humming, roaring, thriving

Near Antonyms

deactivated, decommissioned; ineffective, ineffectual, useless; inoperable, unusable, unworkable; arrested, asleep, dormant, fallow, idle, inert, latent, lifeless, nonproductive, quiescent, sleepy, stagnating, unproductive, vegetating

Rhymes with OPERATING

aggravating, calculating, carbon dating, fascinating, figure skating, in-line skating, maid-in-waiting, nauseating, open dating, penetrating, suffocating, titillating

op·er·at·ing

adjective \ˈäp-(ə-)ˌrāt-iŋ\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of OPERATING

: of, relating to, or used for operations <a hospital operating room> <operating scissors>