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operative
Synonyms and Antonyms of operative
1
being in effective operation
active, alive, functional, functioning, going, live, living, on, operating, operational, running, working
in commission (or into commision), in force, in gear, on line
2
producing or capable of producing a desired result
hyperefficient, ultraefficient
accomplished, adept, consummate, experienced, expert, masterly, practiced (also practised), proficient, skilled, skillful, versed, veteran, virtuoso
cogent, convincing, killer, sound, striking, telling, valid
applicable, feasible, functional, practicable, practical, realizable, usable (also useable), workable
operative
Synonyms and Antonyms of operative
1
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
agent, asset, emissary, intelligencer, mole, spook, spy, undercover
secret agent, undercover agent
2
a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons
detective, dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, investigator, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus [slang], sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound
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