Definition of Operative

  • 1. Being in force or having or exerting force Adjective
  • 2. Relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine Adjective
  • 3. A person secretly employed in espionage for a government Noun
  • 4. Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information Noun
  • 5. Effective; producing a desired effect Adjective Satellite
  • 6. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing Adjective Satellite

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Antonyms to adjective "operative"