operational

1. 1.

   pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result

   “operational difficulties”

   “they assumed their operational positions”
2. 2.

   fit or ready for use or service

   “the toaster was still functional even after being dropped”

   “the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable”

   “an operational aircraft”

   “the dishwasher is now in working order”

   Synonymsfunctionalusableuseableoperable

   Similarserviceable
3. 3.

   (military) of or intended for or involved in military operations

   Antonymsnonoperational

   Similaractiveeffective

   military

4. 4.

   being in effect or operation

   “de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations”

   “bus service is in operation during the emergency”

   “the company had several operating divisions”

   Synonymsin operationoperating

   Similaroperative

Questions about operational

What does operational mean?

operational means "pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in operational?

operational has 5 syllables: o-pe-ra-tio-nal. The stress falls on "ra". In IPA it is /ˌɑpɚˈeɪʃənəl/.

What is another word for operational?

Close synonyms include functional, usable, useable, operable, in operation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of operational?

The recorded antonyms are nonoperational.

Is operational a common word?

operational is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with operational?

3 words rhyme with operational. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.