operatives

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Definitions of operatives word

noun operatives Plural form of operative. 1
noun operatives plural of operative. 0

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Parts of speech for Operatives

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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operatives popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for operatives

noun operatives

cadre — A cadre is a small group of people who have been specially chosen, trained, and organized for a particular purpose.
crew — The crew of a ship, an aircraft, or a spacecraft is the people who work on and operate it.
faculty — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
organisation — the act or process of organizing.

All 146 Synonyms of operatives

Antonyms for operatives

noun operatives

incompetence — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
check — Check is also a noun.
encumbrance — A burden or impediment.
hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
obstruction — something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.

All 12 Antonyms of operatives

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