Devastating
Devastating adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Operative and devastating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Operative" instead an adjective "Devastating".
Operative
Operative adjective - Being in effective operation.
Devastating and operative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devastating" instead an adjective "Operative".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The Operative is led to believe that it actually worked before a devastating surprise counterattack.
Source: Film / Serenity
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Operative and Devastating. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devastating/operative
Devastating & Operative. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/devastating/operative>.
Operative or Devastating. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/devastating/operative.
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