Synonyms of on line

on line

phrase

as in operational

being in effective operation

The new assembly plant is slated to go on line late next year.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of on line

The accelerator relies on line-replaceable units (LRUs) to generate short, high-energy pulses that power the electron beam used to create X-rays. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

On a recent Saturday, Teo Bugbee was on line with 20 or so other people outside a Bed-Stuy brownstone, waiting to get a look at what seemed like a unicorn apartment. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 21 July 2026

The 44-year-old was photographed greeting tennis fans on line at the tennis tournament. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 2 July 2026