Synonyms of operational

operational

adjective

ˌä-pə-ˈrā-sh(ə-)nəl 

as in operating

being in effective operation

a fully operational oil refinery

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of operational

After the briefing, NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy said investigators were still determining whether the Black Hawk’s ADS-B system — an advanced surveillance technology that provides real-time tracking data — was installed and operational at the time of the crash. —Alexandra Skores, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025

Southwest's focus on cost discipline includes the use of a single aircraft type, the Boeing 737, and efforts to improve operational efficiency and asset utilization. —Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025

The full, operational audit of UF has yet to appear. —Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 7 Feb. 2025

That could, analysts said, start a price war for AI services, potentially pressuring tech companies such as OpenAI that are already losing billions of dollars each year due to the high operational costs of running services such as ChatGPT. —Aditya Soni and Zaheer Kachwala, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025