Nonpractical and Operative

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Nonpractical adjective - Not capable of being put to use or account.

Usage example: an inventor who seemed to be able to create only nonpractical gadgets

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Operative is an antonym for nonpractical.

Operative adjective - Being in effective operation.

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Nonpractical is an antonym for operative.

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Operative and Nonpractical. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nonpractical/operative

Nonpractical & Operative. N.p., 2017. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/nonpractical/operative>.

Operative or Nonpractical. 2017. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/nonpractical/operative.

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