Synonyms of in force

in force

phrase

as in operational

being in effective operation

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Synonyms & Similar Words

• operational
• operating
• operative
• functioning
• alive
• on line
• active
• on
• functional
• in commission
• living
• working
• live
• going
• in gear
• running
• effective
• operable
• useful
• viable
• flourishing
• productive
• usable
• producing
• busy
• workable
• dynamic
• performing
• effectual
• serving
• thriving
• humming
• employable
• yielding
• roaring
• bustling
• astir

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dead
• broken
• inactive
• nonoperating
• inoperative
• useless
• nonoperative
• nonoperational
• nonfunctional
• ineffective
• deactivated
• decommissioned
• ineffectual
• nonfunctioning
• arrested
• asleep
• idle
• kaput
• unusable
• unworkable
• sleepy
• dormant
• nonactivated
• inert
• unproductive
• latent
• fallow
• quiescent
• stagnating
• inoperable
• lifeless
• nonproductive
• vegetating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of in force

Auteurs are out in force in this year’s writing and directing Emmy races and so are veteran pilot and episodic helmers. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 July 2026

Some want to see the party banned, and protesters expected to turn out in force on Saturday and Sunday likely will underline those calls. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

But far from proving that equality is an outdated concept, the meme is merely showing us that two of Samuel Johnson’s competing definitions of it remain in force. — Teresa M. Bejan, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026