operational

op·er·a·tion·al

adjective \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\

Definition of OPERATIONAL

1

: of or relating to operation or to an operation <the operational gap between planning and production>

2

: of, relating to, or based on operations

3

a : of, engaged in, or connected with execution of military or naval operations in campaign or battle

b : ready for or in condition to undertake a destined function

— op·er·a·tion·al·ly adverb

Examples of OPERATIONAL

1. The new airport should be fully operational by next year.
2. The computer network is now operational.

First Known Use of OPERATIONAL

circa 1909

Related to OPERATIONAL

Synonyms

alive, functional, functioning, going, live, living, on, operating, active, 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 OPERATIONAL

invitational, recreational