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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Operations for Dish TV and Sling TV will continue without interruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

“As state employees, our goal is to provide our fellow Californians with the best possible service,” Government Operations Agency Secretary Nick Maduros said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Owen, from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, called for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

The company, which was registered in Qatar in October 2025, fully owns Sazan Operations Holding.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

“This is the Operations Bay,” says Agent Fiona.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston