NONOPERATIONAL Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

nonoperational

adjective

Definition of nonoperational

as in inoperative

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Recent Examples of nonoperational While 2022 saw the opening or reactivation of 40 coal mines, 151 mines closed or were nonoperational that same year, an 18% decline from the year before. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025 Assets are nonoperational, or have been disposed of, and leadership teams just don’t know. — Rohit Prakash, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 In particular, Rough & Ready Island, which the Navy transferred to the Port of Stockton in 1996, is home to a nonoperational golf course that DeJesus said would be a prime candidate for a shipbuilding facility. — J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2025 Retiring satellites are moved some 300 km above GEO to ensure that the valuable orbit doesn’t get filled up with nonoperational satellites that could collide with others and create space debris. — Gordon Roesler, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Mar. 2017 See All Example Sentences for nonoperational

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If the main engines were to become inoperative, six smaller orbit-control thrusters can still be activated on the lunar surface, providing an alternative pathway for a rapid ascent.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
And there’s been plenty of media focus since then — including on inoperative toilets.

— Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of inoperative

Adjective

In most populations around the world, many of these genes have accumulated mutations over time that have left about 60 percent of them nonfunctional.

— Willow Zhang, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026
Amid three years of war, the WHO reported in April 2026 that 37% of Sudan’s health facilities were nonfunctional.

— Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 29 July 2026

Definition of nonfunctional

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Drivers say their contract issues center on pay as well as safety issues, including nonfunctioning heaters, loudspeakers and windshield wipers.

— Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2023
In 2020, the state of Virginia passed some bills limiting pretextual traffic stops—for example, when police spot nonfunctioning brake or tail lights or hear an overly loud exhaust system.

— Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 30 Jan. 2023

Definition of nonfunctioning

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These viruses commonly remain inactive in healthy individuals but can reactivate during periods of illness or stress.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Fish that spent more of their inactive, sleep-like periods at night generally lived longer, while those that showed more inactivity during the day — the fish version of an afternoon nap — tended to have shorter lifespans.

— Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of inactive

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Services range from nonoperative treatment options and minimally invasive outpatient surgery to complex and life-enhancing surgical procedures, according to Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine.

— Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
In many cases, similar or better results can be achieved using options including multidisciplinary care that includes an expert nonoperative physician, physical therapy and lifestyle interventions.

— Greg Licholai, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2022

Definition of nonoperative

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An image from a National Transportation Safety Board report into an incident in which a passenger was nearly sucked out of a broken window of Ryanair Flight 1879 on July 10, 2026, just after takeoff from Thessaloniki, Greece.

— Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Staff in the South Stand offices would spend the winter months wearing jackets due to a broken boiler and, according to Bruce, only the players quickest to the dressing-room showers could expect to enjoy hot water after games.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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