operations

NOUN

movement, working

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action activity affair agency application deal effort enterprise exercise force movement procedure process service transaction trip use work

STRONG

act ballgame bit conveyance course deed effect employment engagement exercising exertion exploitation handiwork happening influence instrumentality labor manipulation motion performance play proceeding progress progression scene transference undertaking workmanship

WEAK

carrying on doing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cessation idleness inaction inactivity indolence inertia laziness passivity stoppage

STRONG

repose rest

WEAK

inutility uselessness

NOUN

business concern

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affair deal enterprise transaction

STRONG

proceeding undertaking

Antonyms

WEAK

idleness inaction inutility uselessness

NOUN

surgical procedure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

surgery

STRONG

biopsy excision

Antonyms

WEAK

idleness inaction inutility uselessness

Example Sentences

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Tarar, Pakistan's information chief, signalled military operations would continue.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

According to the Financial Times, the U.K. telecommunications group is considering a bid for TalkTalk’s consumer operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The estimated $7.1-billion operations budget is also buoyed by $2.5 billion in expected sponsorship revenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Wages for crane operations supervisors, engineering project designers and metallurgical engineering jobs have increased nearly 8%, Payscale data show.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

And then Dulles handed Harvey a plum: control of Division D, putting him in charge of the CIA's covert operations around the world.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau