operational
op·er·a·tion·al
adj \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\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
- The new airport should be fully operational by next year.
- The computer network is now operational.
First Known Use of OPERATIONAL
circa 1909
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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
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