Synonyms for operation
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1. operationnoun

   Synonyms:
   transformation, function

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1. operation

   Operation is action considered with reference to the thing acted upon, and may apply to the action of an intelligent agent or of a material substance or force; as, the operation of a medicine. Performance and execution denote intelligent action, considered with reference to the actor or to that which he accomplishes; performance accomplishing the will of the actor, execution often the will of another; we speak of the performance of a duty, the execution of a sentence. Compare ACT.

   Synonyms:
   action, agency, effect, execution, force, influence, performance, procedure, result

   Antonyms:
   failure, inaction, ineffectiveness, inefficiency, inutility, powerlessness, uselessness

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1. operation

   Synonyms:
   agency, action, exercise, production, influence, performance

   Antonyms:
   cessation, inaction, rest, inoperativeness, inefficacy, inefficiency, misoperation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. operationnoun

   the state of being in effect or being operative

   "that rule is no longer in operation"

   Synonyms:
   process, performance, mathematical process, functioning, cognitive process, surgical operation, surgical process, mathematical operation, surgery, procedure, mental process, military operation, surgical procedure, cognitive operation

2. operationnoun

   a business especially one run on a large scale

   "a large-scale farming operation"; "a multinational operation"; "they paid taxes on every stage of the operation"; "they had to consolidate their operations"

   Synonyms:
   process, performance, mathematical process, functioning, cognitive process, surgical operation, surgical process, mathematical operation, surgery, procedure, mental process, military operation, surgical procedure, cognitive operation

3. operationnoun

   a planned activity involving many people performing various actions

   "they organized a rescue operation"; "the biggest police operation in French history"; "running a restaurant is quite an operation"; "consolidate the companies various operations"

   Synonyms:
   process, performance, mathematical process, functioning, cognitive process, surgical operation, surgical process, mathematical operation, surgery, procedure, mental process, military operation, surgical procedure, cognitive operation

4. operationnoun

   (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)

   "it can perform millions of operations per second"

   Synonyms:
   process, performance, mathematical process, functioning, cognitive process, surgical operation, surgical process, mathematical operation, surgery, procedure, mental process, military operation, surgical procedure, cognitive operation

5. operation, military operationnoun

   activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)

   "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"

   Synonyms:
   process, performance, mathematical process, functioning, cognitive process, surgical operation, surgical process, mathematical operation, surgery, procedure, mental process, military operation, surgical procedure, cognitive operation

6. operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical processnoun

   a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body

   "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"

   Synonyms:
   surgery, mathematical operation, process, procedure, operating room, surgical operation, operating theatre, cognitive operation, performance, functioning, operating theater, military operation, cognitive process, surgical procedure, mental process, mathematical process, surgical process

7. operation, procedurenoun

   a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work

   "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"

   Synonyms:
   routine, surgery, mathematical operation, process, procedure, subroutine, surgical operation, function, cognitive operation, performance, subprogram, functioning, military operation, cognitive process, surgical procedure, mental process, mathematical process, surgical process

8. operation, functioning, performancenoun

   process or manner of functioning or operating

   "the power of its engine determines its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards"

   Synonyms:
   surgery, mathematical operation, process, procedure, surgical operation, cognitive operation, performance, public presentation, carrying into action, execution, functioning, carrying out, military operation, cognitive process, surgical procedure, mental process, mathematical process, surgical process

9. process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operationnoun

   (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents

   "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"

   Synonyms:
   surgery, mathematical operation, process, summons, functioning, surgical operation, cognitive operation, performance, physical process, mathematical process, procedure, outgrowth, military operation, cognitive process, unconscious process, surgical procedure, mental process, appendage, surgical process

10. mathematical process, mathematical operation, operationnoun

    (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods

    "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"

    Synonyms:
    mathematical operation, performance, cognitive operation, mathematical process, cognitive process, surgical operation, surgical process, process, surgery, procedure, functioning, military operation, surgical procedure, mental process

11. operationnoun

    the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)

    "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"

    Synonyms:
    process, performance, mathematical process, functioning, cognitive process, surgical operation, surgical process, mathematical operation, surgery, procedure, mental process, military operation, surgical procedure, cognitive operation

Matched Categories

1. • Action
   • Activity
   • Business
   • Business Activity
   • Calculation
   • Cognition
   • Computer Science
   • Data Processing
   • Math
   • Psychology
   • Work

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1. operationnoun

   Synonyms:
   action, agency, force, influence, effect

2. operationnoun

   Synonyms:
   performance, procedure, process, proceeding, manipulation

3. operationnoun

   Synonyms:
   movement, motion, manœuvre

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1. List of paraphrases for "operation":

   functioning, operations, exploitation, transaction, operating, operational, surgery, operate, action, process, function, opération, running, transactions, exercise, actions, activity, practical, op, implementation, 'exploitation, activities, use, work, business, operated, application

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. operation

   Synonyms:
   Intervention, procedure

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1. Mike Nearman:

   We are talking about setting up Operation Hall Pass, which I don't know anything about ; and if Mike Nearman accuse me of knowing something about Operation Hall Pass, I'll deny Operation Hall Pass. But there would be some person's cell phone which might be... but that is just random numbers that I spewed out ; that's not anybody's actual cell phone. And if Mike Nearman say,' I'm at the west entrance' during the session and text to that number there, that somebody might exit that door while Mike Nearman're standing there. But I don't know anything about that, I don't have anything to do with that, and if I did I wouldn't say that I did. But anyways that number that I didn't say was... So don't text that number but a number like that.

2. Thomas Sowell:

   Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good. In area after area - crime, education, housing, race relations - the situation has gotten worse after the bright new theories were put into operation. The amazing thing is that this history of failure and disaster has neither discouraged the social engineers nor discredited them.

3. Sun-tzu:

   A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.

4. Operation Finale:

   ' Operation Finale' isn't just Operation Finale ', Operation Finale ' has things to say about today.

5. Sean Kelley:

   Prisons are designed to punish, to keep people afraid, to deter, this prison changed everything though. The people who built this prison said 'why not rehabilitate, why not inspire penance?' So they built this building calling it a penitentiary. The prison at that time was state-of-the-art, revolutionary and the most expensive in the world. In operation from 1829 to 1971, thousands passed through the large gates in the 142 years it was in operation. The prisoners included some notorious criminals like Al Capone and bank robber William Slick Willie Sutton. Sutton, in fact, was part of a 1945 jailbreak. He and 11 other prisoners built a tunnel they thought would carry them to freedom. Instead, within months after the well-planned escape, all 12 inmates who broke out were caught and returned. Slick Willie was captured just 3 minutes after breaking free. In operation from 1829 to 1971, thousands passed through the large gates in the 142 years it was in operation. The prisoners included some notorious criminals like Al Capone and bank robber William.