as in operating
being in effective operation
a fully operational oil refinery
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of operational
Pender and Sabel have spent the past decade scouting, engineering, financing and erecting two LNG megaprojects now operational on the Louisiana coast at Calcasieu Pass and in Plaquemines Parish near New Orleans.
—
Christopher Helman, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
They are still assigned to do logistical and operational work and to assist Customs and Border Protection in an operational capacity by, for example, setting up border barriers to repel migrants from entering the country illegally and providing surveillance.
—CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
Once all galleries are operational, for which the official date remains unannounced, The Grand Egyptian Museum will be the largest archeological museum in the world and display more than 100,000 items from antiquity.
—Kate McMahon, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Despite the harrowing circumstances, employees kept the 88-year-old institution operational throughout the disaster, in some cases putting decades worth of worst-case emergency training to use for the first time.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for operational 
Christopher Helman, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
They are still assigned to do logistical and operational work and to assist Customs and Border Protection in an operational capacity by, for example, setting up border barriers to repel migrants from entering the country illegally and providing surveillance.
—CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
Once all galleries are operational, for which the official date remains unannounced, The Grand Egyptian Museum will be the largest archeological museum in the world and display more than 100,000 items from antiquity.
—Kate McMahon, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Despite the harrowing circumstances, employees kept the 88-year-old institution operational throughout the disaster, in some cases putting decades worth of worst-case emergency training to use for the first time.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for operational
Thesaurus Entries Near operational
Cite this Entry
“Operational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operational. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share