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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Adjective

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

Down the road from his house, drivers cautiously approached a nonfunctional traffic light on Hampstead Mexico Road that was impacted by an outage.

— Gabriella Fine, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2026
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said drivers should treat intersections with nonfunctional traffic signals as a four-way stop.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026

Definition of nonfunctional

Adjective

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

Adjective

Jacobs was also inactive for two games — Week 12 with a knee injury and Week 18 as a healthy scratch.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
But while such incidents remain extremely rare, there are now more than 18,000 active and inactive satellites in orbit — a number that has more than doubled in the past six years alone.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of inactive

Adjective

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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Debt and other nonoperating municipal costs would rise from $24.6 million to $26.5 million.

— Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 9 Mar. 2021
Our research, published in the Journal of Finance, shows that in 2012 these corporations managed a combined portfolio of $1.6 trillion of nonoperating financial assets.

— Thomas Gilbert and, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018

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