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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The firms started taking down online information about the offerings, including a product promising “Colossal Yields Without the Risk,” and shut down operations over the next few months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Farren said there would "undoubtedly be cancellation of operations, of outpatient appointments and elective care" but patient safety would "still be prioritised".

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Thursday, and after nearly two full days, the Navy transitioned to recovery operations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026

Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh is altering the central bank’s operations, often invoking legendary chairman Alan Greenspan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

Doctors would fill the gaps in my skull from previous operations.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge