OPERATIONS Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

operations

noun

plural of operation

as in missions

a specific task with which a person or group is charged a secret operation which, if it is discovered, the government will deny any knowledge of

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as in processes

a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result a specific mathematical operation is required in order to get the correct answer

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as in managements

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something given the constant threat of robbery, the operation of a convenience store can be quite stressful

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as in applications

the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose a considerable amount of training is required for the operation of these new high-tech weapons systems

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Recent Examples of operations What Bianchi failed to mention is the same standard should also be applied to the Magic’s president of basketball operations, Jeff Weltman. —

Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026 The analyst noted that BIP delivered a 10% growth in its Q1 FFOPU, or funds from operations per unit, to 90 cents, in line with the Street's expectations. —

Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 10 May 2026 Elson said that crowdfunding can work for small operations without much regulatory involvement, but an airline just has too many moving parts. —

Dalila Muata, NBC news, 9 May 2026 Park officials were notified of his disappearance the following day and subsequently initiated search and rescue operations. —

Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026 DeSantis stopped shy of admitting during a press conference on Thursday that the site would be closed, only noting that both parties were discussing operations moving forward. —

Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2026 Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the head of the office, noted that despite security advances in certain areas of downtown Port-au-Prince, where security forces have intensified operations since December, the violence by armed groups remains a daily and unbearable reality for many Haitians. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026 Daniel’s older brother Andrew Susac played six MLB seasons, including his first two with the Giants as the backup to Buster Posey, who’s now the team’s president of baseball operations. —

Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026 Duffy said Spirit has the money in reserve funds to refund travelers who booked tickets before the airline ceased operations earlier this morning. —

ABC News, 2 May 2026

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That’s why Rosengren, UCSD colleagues Thomas Bewley and Ben Hanson, and colleagues at the University of Arizona are investigating rare, low-probability chances for destruction, thereby offering authorities the best advice on when to launch deflection missions.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 May 2026
Now, a new study argues that the ancient impact likely came from north to south, overturning some earlier interpretations and potentially changing the scientific value of NASA’s future Artemis missions.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026