operative
Definitions
Noun
- A person secretly employed in espionage for a government
- Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
Adjective
- Being in force or having or exerting force
- Relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
Fragment
Sounds Like
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "operative".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cooperative | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | cooperatives | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | co-operative | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | operative | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | uncooperative | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | cooperatively | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | inoperative | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | operatives | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "operative".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | operate | 3 | 48 |
| 2 | operated | 4 | 27 |
| 3 | cooperative | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | comparative | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | operates | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | cooperatives | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | imperative | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | co-operative | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | operatic | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | superlative | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | uncooperative | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | overactive | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | prerogative | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | operatives | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | inoperative | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | pejorative | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | cooperatively | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | imperatives | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | hyperactive | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | probative | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "operative" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "operative" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "operative" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | surgery | 3 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "operative".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 8
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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